Alternator Change ???????

[Gennaro]

I realy hate to post this one as it describes an incredibly stupid action. I can't even pretend that it was some other guy (I wish).

When changing head light bulbs I cleverly left the lights on long enough to discharge the battery. Now come the good part. I stuck the battery charger on with reverse polarity. After this the battery would not take any charge. - Installed new battery. Now the alternator will not show a charge. In fact the alternator light comes on when the key is off.
Alternator diodes or relays??
Is it possible to change the alternator without dropping the engine??
1974 - 1.8 - 914

Gennaro

[R_Davis]

Tell the entire story again ...

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Diodes: yes.
Alternator replacement: yes.
Without removing the engine: yes.

There's a Tech Article on this site about changing the alt. Sorry for the lack of pictures, but I didn't have a digital camera at the time.

--DD