Alternator/voltage regulator issue?

tvmaster said:
Oh, and another funny thing: in the WD episode, it is clearly video taped and noted that the alternator was removed by them. Guess what we found yesterday - they either forgot, or list one, but the old alternator had been held in by only ONE bolt since we bought it.
Ooops.
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Not sure how it could work reliably with one bolt. There should be a bolt that it pivots on, and another to tighten it to the bracket that sets the belt tension. Are you sure you needed a new alternator or just a new bolt?
 
If not sufficiently tightened, engine vibration can make nuts or bolts magically disappear over a surprisingly short time (and I won't tell you how I learned that; you will learn too).
;)
 
Jefco said:
If not sufficiently tightened, engine vibration can make nuts or bolts magically disappear over a surprisingly short time (and I won't tell you how I learned that; you will learn too).
;)
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If it helps, most of the oil sump bolts were ‘finger tight’ as I was told. We may have found one of our oil leak points. Did they lose their wrenches?
 
dllubin said:
Not sure how it could work reliably with one bolt. There should be a bolt that it pivots on, and another to tighten it to the bracket that sets the belt tension. Are you sure you needed a new alternator or just a new bolt?
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It’s possible the old 33a is fine, so I kept it. But charging power wise, more will help.
 
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