I would like to get help with this problem: after working on the starter the
Battery warning light stays on all the time. After starting the voltage moves to 14.2 V (at battery).
The Service Manual, p 25-28, suggests that the alternator is defective and says that it should be checked. But I consider the probability very low that the alternator fails at the same time work is done on the starter - I believe it is more likely that I inadvertently caused some damage (maybe just a disconnection) to the wiring.
The voltage at a fully charged battery is about 12.6 volts.
With the engine running, and the alternator working, the voltage will be about 14.2 volts. If you have 14.2 volts, the alternator and voltage regulator are working properly.
Thank you, but this test assumes the wiring to be correct; read on.
This problem was the result of really lousy work. When I reconnected the disconnected wires I had forgotten how they had been connected and I connected them by their length and ease of reconnecting them. My first choice of wires to the air temp switch would have been correct but they were a little short. I ended up connecting the wires of the choke heater to the air temp switch, cutting both out of the circuitry, and grounding "L" of the voltage regulator. I didn't notice that the color codings didn't match, but I thought it is odd and I was suspicious that two pairs of wires originating at the same place (near the starter) of a harness are connected - this didn't make sense! And again later when I looked for the cause of the ON battery light I was suspicious about these two pairs of wires but did not act. I had a very strange block.
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