Redcap

Figures. Guess I'll hit the junk yard and look for a GM alt then, although I won't turn down a late-80s Maxima either.

I've got 11.8V at the top of the "T", 0.01V at the bottom of the T with the car off, running (but not excited) and running after being excited. However, the alternator is putting out 14.3V to the battery once excited. I don't understand.

That thing is awesome.

Thanks guys! I'll tear into it Wednesday evening (after my son goes to visit his mother) and report back with my findings.

Awesome mod. Definitely on my list of short-track plans.

The alternator in my car ('87 GL 2dr 4wd) doesn't seem to excite until around 4k RPM, which doesn't seem quite right. It uses the factory 3-wire setup and hasn't been modified, as far as I can tell. Found the receipt and it is a Schucks reman unit. I am completely green to these cars, is this correct? I have searched through a number of different threads here and didn't find anything relating to the core problem, though the GM alternator swap does interest me. Has anyone used a Ford 3G alt in a Subaru? If so, was it worth the effort or just a pain in the butt?

Right on, that's only about 20 minutes away!

Welcome!

I'm going to try like hell to make that!

I like it!

My name is Aaron and I just picked up an '87 GL 2dr 4x4 for $500, drove it home. I am no stranger to spinning a wrench as I'm a 67-72 Ford truck guy, but I have zero Subaru experience, so I'm sure I'll have plenty of dumb questions for you all...though I'll try to use the search first. It is cool to see so many people from WA/OR on this board!