Jester Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Need some help. I put a new alternator on my 620 last week and the CHRG light is still on. The voltage reg. was recently replaced as well. Does anyone know which wire it is that goes from the ign switch to the alternator? I tried looking on the 620 tech page for the info but the diagram there is not to readable, even zoomed in. I'm thinking that the alt. is not being excited at an idle. Thanks Jester Quote Link to comment
nismopu Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 The white wire with the red stripe is the one that goes to the light on the dash so I would check that one first. peace. Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well, If it goes to the charge light, I know it works. I need to get power from the ignition switch to the alternator so it will excite at an idle. Jester Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 Ok. This is crazy. I put a test light on the white wire with red stripe JUST WITH THE KEY ON, a little power with the volt reg unplugged and NO POWER AT ALL with it plugged in. If I plug in the volt reg and rev the motor, it aquires power again. :blink:WTF??? Jester Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 sounds like a bad regulator or a loose connection somehwere to me though i could be wrong Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I'm about to say f#ck it and just go with the Saturn setup and put an electronic ignition on as well. I guess it wouldn't do much good if I have problems elsewhere though. Jester Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Will a '81 5 speed from a 4X4 work with my L20 in a 620? Found a hole truck for pretty cheap. Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Nevermind. Looked a little harder and found my answer. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I'm about to say f#ck it and just go with the Saturn setup and put an electronic ignition on as well. I guess it wouldn't do much good if I have problems elsewhere though. Jester Those are the 2 best upgrades I did to my truck. Increased the reliability and drivability 100% ;) Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Just an update on my progress. I did manage to put a IR alt. from a '79 810 that was loaded with all the power options. WY alternator. Works great. I used the lower mount and the alt. from the donor. THAT'S IT! Finally figured out the wiring and everything is good. I know some of you will say it's not much of an upgrade, but, it works and puts out all the power I need. Next will be to get rid of this damn Hitachi carb. It has a hell of a stumble about 1/2 throttle. Just before the secondary opens it wants to fall on it's face. I wouldn't think that jetting would need to be changed sence the airfilter, houseing and exhaust are all stock. Q: Will a tack from a early '70's Datsun 1200 bolt into the tack location on the 620's? I found one for free. A buddy of mine has an old 1200 that was his pasture runner for a few years. THIS THING IS HAMMERED. It's headed for scrap here shortly. Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 As to the tack; Yes is does. The lense is differant but it goes right in and the wiring was cake. Also swapped in the surrounds for the door latches. The stock ones on the 620 are black and the ones on the 1200 were chrome. Oooohhhhh sshhiiiiiinnnyyyyy. Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Got crazy with the paint cans today. :D:D I started with the wheels and couldn't stop there. Had to do the hood too. Looks killer from about 10' away. I guess I didn't get my surface as clean as I should have before I painted the white. Oh well. I like it. Put some differant seats in too. These seem to fit a lot better than the Ranger/Exploder split bench. Also put the shifter bushings from my parts truck in the shifter. After I cut it down of coarse. [/img] Quote Link to comment
xtrmemtnmn Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Truck is looking good, I like Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thanks. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Nice! What color blue did you use? :cool: Quote Link to comment
DatDoug Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Killer lookin truck Jester! I likes the wheels:cool: Always a sucker 4 the stocker dog dishes & beauty rings. Can you give us a better pic of the cut down shifter?:D What r the seats outta? Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I cut about 5" off. About 1" above the bend. I put a pepsi can in there so you could get an idea of the hight. No idea what the seats are from. They actually came in my KC when I got it. I just mounted the stock bucket rails from the parts truck on the front mounting hole and redrilled the rear hole. Had to make a new hole in the cab for the inner rails. They sit fairly low and not to far forward. A LOT better than my last setup. The paint is Rust-Oleum Sail Blue #7724 Thanks for all the comments. Quote Link to comment
rat tail dragger Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 hey nice truck ive got a matching blue hood i did with pearls schweeta Quote Link to comment
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