volvo 340 f7r alternator problem PLEASE HELP!!

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djntrap
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volvo 340 f7r alternator problem PLEASE HELP!!

Post by djntrap » 22 Dec 2011 11:03 am

[*] hi guys, basically I bought this car on Saturday and drove it back to coventry from Kent with no problem, Sunday evening I was out in the car when the battery light came on (but turned off at high revs leading me to think its the voltage regulator) so I drove home and sure enough, it Died.
I took the battery to my friends garage which he charged up and tested, batterys fine.
So anyway, I went to the car today to remove the alternator and noticed the 4 Orange wires connected to it (at 2 oclock if red is 10 oclock and red/blue is at 12) are not connected to anything!!
Could this be my problem,
Where do I connect it to,
And has it buggered my alternator???

If someone could shed some light I'd be ever so grateful.
Cheers, Dan

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Alex Laidlaw
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Re: volvo 340 f7r alternator problem PLEASE HELP!!

Post by Alex Laidlaw » 31 Dec 2011 06:48 pm

Could you post pics?

From memory it should have two studs (+ve and -ve, different sizes so you can't get them muddled up) and a white multiplug (with about 4 wires in it I think). Has your alternator got these kind of connections or is it something else that has been botched in its place? I think the wires with ring terminals in the Volvo loom (that go to the studs on the alternator) are all red or black and should be pretty obvious.

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