TDIJ
Well-known member
Essential question at hand... does the alternator in an AHU need to be wired to the ecu or anything else?
I swapped an AHU into my jeep, and have put about 5k on it, at which point the alternator quit. I am about 5 hours drive(and a couple weeks walk without an alternator) from my Bentley manual and can't look it up. Nor am I familiar with how an alternator runs, and regulates.
There are two wires coming off the alternator (aside from the main wire to the fuse box). Do they need to go to anything in particular. I don't have them going anywhere right now, and my assumption is that this oversight when initially working out my wiring has caused my failure, however it may simply be coincidence.
Anyone have that answer for me? I am about to set out to find a replacement alternator, but don't want to ruin another one in quick fashion if i am failing to have it regulating properly.
I swapped an AHU into my jeep, and have put about 5k on it, at which point the alternator quit. I am about 5 hours drive(and a couple weeks walk without an alternator) from my Bentley manual and can't look it up. Nor am I familiar with how an alternator runs, and regulates.
There are two wires coming off the alternator (aside from the main wire to the fuse box). Do they need to go to anything in particular. I don't have them going anywhere right now, and my assumption is that this oversight when initially working out my wiring has caused my failure, however it may simply be coincidence.
Anyone have that answer for me? I am about to set out to find a replacement alternator, but don't want to ruin another one in quick fashion if i am failing to have it regulating properly.