56 Exec. Generator to Alternator

Posted by Robert Freeman On 2013/5/14 15:43:39

I've come to the conclusion that my generator on my 56 Executive has stopped charging my battery. As I have changed my junior instrument cluster to the senior gauges ( no Oil or Gen lights, now gauges). The Amp gauge is showing discharge throughout the RPM range.

I don't like the idea of the generator not charging when the car is at idle so I bought a alternator that has a single wire hook-up as well as a mounting bracket that installs where the generator is mounted. The alternator also has an internal regulator but is advertised as a generator alternative with the single wire hookup.

I'm thinking that I just need to hook-up the brown wire from the old generator's 'A' connector to the new alternator's 'single wire' terminal. That wire also connects to the 'A' terminal of the external regulator. Is it advisable to use the old regulator, as is? If not how would I update the wiring to use the internal regulator on the new alternator?

Thanks for your thoughts, as always.

P.S. - I am doing this in a way that it could easily be changed back to it's original state.