im not sure how exactly you had it wired for your bench test, but i THINK it is energized through the vehicle'e run circuit. i believe it needs a voltage in and then out. but dont quote me. in the FSJs, the Amp meter is inline with the power feed. i think the CJs use a seperately fed volt meter that doesnt require power going through it for the entire vehicle's power to work. Im kinda jealous. i would suggest getting a reprint of the 1981 Jeep Technical Service Manual for the knowledge. also the alternators as far as i know are the "10si". there was also a "12si" model which is heavier duty/higher amperage output than the 10si. my ex Alternator Guy rebuilt several of mine over the last decade or so with higher output components in the stock 10si and 12si housings. he's my ex Alternator Guy because the last AMC/Ford starter he rebuilt only extends the drive half the time, he scrapped and recycled about 6 of my old AMC/Ford starters i brought him in a box to make a couple good ones out of...and i got nothing back but disassemblednstsrter, and few extra broken srarter snouts. that, and he gave me someone else's 10si...the mounting points were clocked 90° off, so the regulator plug position was unreachable (i fixed that)...and the plastic fan (which wasnt mine) rubbed on the upper mount bolt. it clearanced itself. this was the 4th or 5th alt rebuild he did for me, and the last. so im in the same boat as you now...a noob DIY alt rebuilder. good first try. im gonna be right behind you.
Glad you are getting a chance to do it right. I didn't know exactly what to expect and just glad it seems to be working ok. One day I'll try to figure out why the bench test failed. I rebuilt my starter next and now going to refinish at least the outside of the power steering pump.
Have heard about others having so many issues with grounding, I sanded off those couple of contact points to avoid running into the same thing. Might have been why the benchtesting didn't work. Been working fine for several weeks now.
It does look fantastic! Great job!
Thanks, I just rebuilt my starter too.
im not sure how exactly you had it wired for your bench test, but i THINK it is energized through the vehicle'e run circuit. i believe it needs a voltage in and then out. but dont quote me. in the FSJs, the Amp meter is inline with the power feed. i think the CJs use a seperately fed volt meter that doesnt require power going through it for the entire vehicle's power to work. Im kinda jealous. i would suggest getting a reprint of the 1981 Jeep Technical Service Manual for the knowledge.
also the alternators as far as i know are the "10si". there was also a "12si" model which is heavier duty/higher amperage output than the 10si. my ex Alternator Guy rebuilt several of mine over the last decade or so with higher output components in the stock 10si and 12si housings. he's my ex Alternator Guy because the last AMC/Ford starter he rebuilt only extends the drive half the time, he scrapped and recycled about 6 of my old AMC/Ford starters i brought him in a box to make a couple good ones out of...and i got nothing back but disassemblednstsrter, and few extra broken srarter snouts. that, and he gave me someone else's 10si...the mounting points were clocked 90° off, so the regulator plug position was unreachable (i fixed that)...and the plastic fan (which wasnt mine) rubbed on the upper mount bolt. it clearanced itself. this was the 4th or 5th alt rebuild he did for me, and the last. so im in the same boat as you now...a noob DIY alt rebuilder.
good first try. im gonna be right behind you.
Glad you are getting a chance to do it right. I didn't know exactly what to expect and just glad it seems to be working ok. One day I'll try to figure out why the bench test failed. I rebuilt my starter next and now going to refinish at least the outside of the power steering pump.
Great vid! Sounds like it was the grounding through the powder coat?
Have heard about others having so many issues with grounding, I sanded off those couple of contact points to avoid running into the same thing. Might have been why the benchtesting didn't work. Been working fine for several weeks now.