mrsmackpaul

Thanks for the invite to the BBQ, Princess  and I could of jumped on the kero kite,

We could of been drinking cocktails and smoking cigars watching the sun  set 

Instead I was freezing my ass off digging a trench 

Tiz a real bugger living in town these days were you have to care about your storm water run off 

Only 40 more feet of manual labour and cutting through concrete

I have no idea what this has to do with alternators, don't even care ha ha ha

But Bob, I could of been sipping cocktails, eating BBQ, and smoking a cigar or digging a trench freezing my butt off 

Just putting it out there, I hope the BBQ tasted great ha ha 

Lucky bugger 

Paul

I dunno how most of the topics end up with us all spinning out and ending up in a ditch on the side of the road, thank god we don't drive or things could get....

Oh hang on, we do drive ha ha 

I like older boring food, takes me on a sentimental journey to hot summers and great memories 

Paul

Well stuff it all and threw caution to the wind 

Fried Spam and baked beans on menopausal toast for breakfast 

Pity the fool that smells my farts ha ha 

Paul

Here is some ideas for mounting bunk and cab as one

Vlads sleeper build is fantastic, Vlad also had a thread going were he cut the back wall in the R model cab into the big opening 

A very informative thread, I couldn't find it, Vlad might track it down for you if he reads this and share a link across

Paul

6 minutes ago, Brocky said:

But as a young man operating a snow plow I did put the wing in someone's back window and opened his roof like a can opener while "pushing back" and he was parked tooo close to the road!!!

Woops, what happens to the plow driver if this happens 

As in, I wonder who is to blame, even were we don't have snow ever we get people continually park in the stupid spots that makes it hard to get around for everyone else 

I have wondered if inevitably happens and there's a bit of a love tap who is to blame 

It maybe just a Australian thing, on the odd time I drive in the city, the parking spots are so small I feel I need a shoe horn and some Vaseline to fit into some spots 

Paul

Dunno exactly what worth point is but seems they come up on there every so often

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-mack-truck-key-bulldog-emblem-434913183

Ha ha ha, ended up with "fiber plus" cereal 

The curse of getting older

Paul

How cool is that restoration, a great video 

Thanks for sharing 

Paul 

I guess the answer is no, I certainly haven't tried to

Paul

5 hours ago, Geoff Weeks said:

Test light will work fine, for seeing if he has power to the output terminals! There should be power there all the time, even with the engine stopped or the key off.

100% correct, if someone isn't competent with basic electrical knowledge a test lamp is far better than a multimeter 

Understanding how to read the instrument and interpret the results correctly comes from propper training and thorough understanding of what people are doing 

So a basic test lamp is adequate at this stage 

Keep it simple and let's not over complicate things 

KEEP IN MIND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SCRATCH AROUND A BIT ON THE STUDS AND CONNECTIONS TO GET A GOOD READING

so maybe get some emery cloth and clean the nuts, lugs and studs up spotlessly clean before you begin testing, I doubt this is your issue but it gives you a good spot to start testing 

and yes big dark letters because this is really important to give propper test results 

Grab a test lamp, see if you have power at the alternator or not

First thing first, alligator clamp on the negative ( - ) battery terminal and the pointy end on the positive battery terminal ( + ) , the lamp should light up, if it doesn't you might have a dud globe in the tester

That is your most important test, always test the tester on a known lice supply 

Then grab your test lamp, alligator clamp on stud I circled in black, with the key turned on put the probe end on the stud circled in red, does the globe in test lamp light up ? If yes skip a few steps here

If no, then shift the alligator clamp to a good clean ground or frame or better still to the battery terminal marked - 

Try again on the stud circled in red, if you have power at the terminal the fault is between the negative ( - ) terminal and the alternator 

If no power put the alligator clamp on the positive battery terminal ( + )  test between the stud circled in black 

You should have power here if not

Try testing further back were the ground strap from the alternator bolts to the frame 

Still no good test back to were the battery lead bolts to the frame and so on

If yes from above, follow the same principle as the the negative, slowly test back through the circuit, tracing out wires etc until you get the lamp to light up 

When it lights up you have gone passed the fault

I think it will be something simple here to find if you know what your doing and a slow frustrating job if you don't 

But stay patient and we will help as best as we can 

But if to much bull shit advice, like I reckon, or old mate says these always do

And so on I'll butt out as it becomes messy over the internet 

Paul

Winter is well and truly here in Australia brrrrr

Pooch isn't looking very impressed with the start to the day

Paul

Regulator is crook

So do you have power (12 volts or light globe test lamp) the alternator 

Paul

Have a great day 🍻

Paul

5 hours ago, harrybarbon said:

Paul, do you like a "BUCK" ? 😄

Been bucked a few times in my life, still might have a few good bucks left in me 😆

Paul

57 minutes ago, mowerman said:

and paul i like the part about umbrella at 69 i dont care if they drop one in there as long as its a double jack you hear me???????????

Yeah mate, any little thing to help get us through the day ha ha 

Paul