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Those are some pictures Brocky.Must have been some trip..... Paul

Sorry to hear your better half is not well,prayers for her recovery.... Paul

Yes plenty of pictures lads....Id love to go to Macungie some year...Its on the bucket list!!!! Paul

Whatever its called im in!!!..... Paul

Ah thanks Brocky,I didnt make the connection untill you pointed it out....and I had commented on on it too so thats even worse on my side...must be that age thing again.... Paul

Happy Birthday.....whats this about a Superliner?????... Paul

Happy Birthday to all named above and to anyone else who is a year older today.... Paul

Love it...and your spot on let the Soccer Moms beat that beauty in their Volvo station wagons🤣 Paul

REAL NICE...Your living my dream...Class collection of trucks... Paul

I remember reading in some of the books I got on the early days of trucking from Europe to the Middle East that there were no diners or cafes on the routes.Drivers lived on cans of ground beef baked beans and instant potato after leaving Turkey untill they returned to Turkey....So I decided to try it.It was delicous.It is now a regular on my menu....How did we get from alternators to this???? Paul

Hear you load and clear...so why dont you eat fried steak eggs or chicken????We are not here for a long time so lets have a good time...I honestly dont know how anybody eats cottage cheese........... Paul

Love all you said there...but the maple syrup and bacon pancakes sound the best part of it......dont mind the body we'll be finnished with it someday🤣 Paul

Only came across this thread today and Im blown away with it...Thanks Paul...To me those 30s/40s/50s trucks look better than todays plastic toys.Some have hardly any paint left on them never mind chrome...hell they have hardly any brakes left never mind the chrome🤣🤣🤣 Most enjoyable thread... Paul

Thanks Geoff this does appear to be the problem.I spoke to the auto electrican and he said that he did feed a current to the diode trio block and the alternator then charged.He is a young guy who has built a good business for himself but admitted to me he had never seen this type of alternator before having worked on more up to date vehicles.I let him read your posts and asked me to thank you for furthering his knowledge.I was impressed by this because he may never see another alternator like this but he still wanted to know how it worked.A rareity these days among younger folk..... Paul

Thanks very much Geoff,that explains clearly what we were wondering.I wasnt present when he tested it so I dont know exactly how/what he done.I wonder if that part is readly availible over here.I'll get my son to get a google search going...Thanks again. Paul

Thanks for the replys...I should have pointed out the pictures were taken before work started,more to show what type of alternator is on the truck. So far we have ... Replaced belts Cleaned all connections Done voltage tests at batterys..12.4v Voltage test at alternator also 12.4v Test lamp also lights up across the altenator terminals as decribed by Paul No change in voltage at alternator with engine running. Alternator put out 14.6v on test bench...but stays at 12.4 when in truck. The auto electrician we went to has a great reputation in our area but is a young guy.He did admit to me he has never seen an alternator with only 2 terminals.All the alternators he is use to have 3 terminals.The 3rd is connected to the charging light on the dash.This shows the driver if the vehicle is charging but also excites the alternator on start up.With only 2 terminals and no light on the dash he was wondering how the alternator is excited on start up. With all our batterys,wireing,connections and grounds checking out as in good condition we are scratching our heads wondering why the alternator will charge on the bench but not in the truck..... Thanks for reading guys. Paul

Yes.tested the alternator with a lamp across both terminals and then a multi meter...no output when in the truck but gives 14.3V on the test rig...... Paul

Another run around the sun..done!!! Happy Birthday Adkat..enjoy. Paul

Didnt see your vote in time..I'd have gone for no.1...Good luck with it .It ia a fantastic truck. Paul

Hi all,the alternator on our Cruiseliner is not charging.It is a L/N 2500 JB unit.We have replaced drive belts,checked/cleaned all connections and grounds still no charge.We took the alternator to an auto electrician and he tested it on his bench test rig and it worked perfect....What are we missing??? He was surprised there is no charging light on the dash,his question was what excites the aternator on start up? We confirmed with Nathen in the UK that his Cruiseliner does not have a charging light either.We feel its some thing simple or something not common on Europian vehicles.Any ideas??? Paul

Welcome to the forum.Love your Superliner.Best of luck with it and keep us up to date on your progress....More pictures please.... Paul

I ran outta likes for today but loving this thread...Nameing your truck is personal and should mean something to you.Our Cruiseliner will be called "Love Machine" after Pig Pen's from Convoy because thats the one that started the passion for a Cruiseliner.My wife calls it "The Mistress" because she said a mistress would be cheaper and she caught me in this rather dubious position last week confirming her suspicions🤣 My suggestion for your truck would be "Blue Thunder",if you would like a reference to her colour and chrome...Just my 2cents worth... Paul

Looks great to me Paul.....you simply transfered the dirt from the Bullbar to yourself...works everytime🤣 Paul

Some of my kit collection...Gonna build them when Im too old to work on the real thing!!!!! Paul