Hammond Eve
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I have a gulfstar 36 1973 trawler. NEW alternators on both perkins diesel 90 hp engines. some instruments do not work. amp meter on stb engine shows amp delivered. amp meter on port engine shows nothing. I assume the alternator is working, but dont know if the amp meter is bad or the wiring is bad. Wiring to the alternators was detached when i got it,as the previous owner described himself as a marina hopper and apparently could get from one marina hookup to the next without depleting the batteries or charging them.
I tried matching the dangling ends of the wires related to the alternators. that worked with stb but not port engine. the two systems are isolated. is there a way to run the connection directly from the alternator to the battery and avoid any flaws that may exist in the maze of wiring running into the various harnesses and instruments on the control panel?
I tried matching the dangling ends of the wires related to the alternators. that worked with stb but not port engine. the two systems are isolated. is there a way to run the connection directly from the alternator to the battery and avoid any flaws that may exist in the maze of wiring running into the various harnesses and instruments on the control panel?