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Fri, 15 November 2013 18:54

jme8ro

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Registered: October 2013
Location: Arkansas

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OK here is the deal. New bags, new shocks, remodeling almost done and looking retro and fabulous. For a girl I think I am doing ok. However with my limited knowledge of engines diagnosing problems seems to take forever. But I am learning and am excited to expand my knowledge. So here is my dilemma. My rv runs great and all seems well. However, while I am driving down the road my headlights will become dimmer until they die all together. It will stay running but no lights. But if I turn it off it won't start due to dead battery. I checked/replaced fuses. Did a volt test which said the alternator was putting off about 10 volts. I know it should be about 13-14. So I decided to try to test the isolator. This is where I have questions. I have been reading through archived posts to determine the process. That part I understand. So here is my questions.

1)where is the isolator located? I found pics of what it should look like.

2) Do I test the isolator with it running?

3) If I take the wires off the isolator to see if the problem persists, where do I put the wires to run it and see if the lights still go dead?

4) Where can I find a combiner and what specs should I look for when choosing one?

5) Any suggestions that might help?

My knowledge of my big bird engine is still limited but expands each day and I am super stoked about learning more. Any suggestions/answers would be a great help. This is a project I have taken on alone so while confident I can get this I am a little ignorant as to some technical terms. Just saying you are talking to a determined yet somewhat confused blonde chick lol. Thanks

Jeanette E., Central Arkansas-1975 GMC Glenbrook

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		A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 18:54
		Re: A little confused.... By: Otterwan on Fri, 15 November 2013 18:58
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:01
		Re: A little confused.... By: Otterwan on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:27
		Re: A little confused.... By: tphipps on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:43
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:48
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:53
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 19:55
		Re: A little confused.... By: tphipps on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:09
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bob M on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:10
		Re: A little confused.... By: tphipps on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:03
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:13
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bob de Kruyff on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:56
		Re: A little confused.... By: cadelec on Tue, 19 November 2013 18:26
		Re: A little confused.... By: kerry pinkerton on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:13
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:14
		Re: A little confused.... By: Dennis S on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:30
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Nelson Wright on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:30
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: tphipps on Fri, 15 November 2013 20:55
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Sat, 16 November 2013 03:25
		Re: A little confused.... By: cbryan on Fri, 15 November 2013 21:35
		Re: A little confused.... By: cbryan on Fri, 15 November 2013 22:24
		Re: A little confused.... By: JohnL455 on Fri, 15 November 2013 21:09
		Re: A little confused.... By: Dan Borlase on Fri, 15 November 2013 21:12
		Re: A little confused.... By: Otterwan on Fri, 15 November 2013 21:24
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: ljdavick on Sat, 16 November 2013 00:11
		Re: A little confused.... By: ggroth on Sat, 16 November 2013 17:32
		Re: A little confused.... By: jim kanomata on Sat, 16 November 2013 22:00
		Re: A little confused.... By: Matt Colie on Fri, 15 November 2013 22:39
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 15 November 2013 23:52
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Sat, 16 November 2013 18:55
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bob de Kruyff on Sat, 16 November 2013 19:18
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Sat, 16 November 2013 19:43
		Re: A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Sat, 16 November 2013 22:36
		Re: A little confused.... By: gbarrow2 on Sat, 16 November 2013 19:54
		Re: A little confused.... By: JohnL455 on Sat, 16 November 2013 21:46
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Sun, 17 November 2013 01:20
		Re: A little confused.... By: tphipps on Sun, 17 November 2013 07:19
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Sun, 17 November 2013 09:13
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Sun, 17 November 2013 22:22
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Sun, 17 November 2013 23:33
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Mon, 18 November 2013 00:06
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		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Mon, 18 November 2013 06:14
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Mon, 18 November 2013 09:22
		Re: A little confused.... By: tphipps on Mon, 18 November 2013 11:03
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jade on Mon, 18 November 2013 11:11
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Mon, 18 November 2013 13:52
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Mon, 18 November 2013 11:42
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		Re: A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Mon, 18 November 2013 16:22
		Re: A little confused.... By: Matt Colie on Mon, 18 November 2013 17:24
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Mon, 18 November 2013 18:41
		Re: A little confused.... By: JohnL455 on Mon, 18 November 2013 16:52
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 19 November 2013 12:25
		Re: A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Tue, 19 November 2013 12:31
		Re: A little confused.... By: WD0AFQ on Tue, 19 November 2013 17:43
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Tue, 19 November 2013 17:54
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Wed, 20 November 2013 01:17
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bob de Kruyff on Tue, 19 November 2013 13:08
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Fri, 22 November 2013 14:53
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Fri, 22 November 2013 19:39
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Sat, 23 November 2013 11:29
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Sat, 23 November 2013 11:40
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Sun, 24 November 2013 14:13
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Kingsley Coach on Sun, 24 November 2013 20:23
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: WD0AFQ on Mon, 25 November 2013 09:19
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Kingsley Coach on Mon, 25 November 2013 10:40
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Mon, 25 November 2013 13:00
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Keith V on Mon, 25 November 2013 14:13
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: ljdavick on Mon, 25 November 2013 14:55
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Carl S. on Mon, 25 November 2013 15:53
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Ken Henderson on Mon, 25 November 2013 16:26
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bullitthead on Mon, 25 November 2013 19:19
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Mon, 25 November 2013 22:56
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 00:03
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 03:03
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Tue, 26 November 2013 06:28
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Kingsley Coach on Tue, 26 November 2013 06:54
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:06
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:20
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: ljdavick on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:38
		Re: A little confused.... By: Bob de Kruyff on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:49
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Tue, 26 November 2013 13:24
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 14:05
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Tue, 26 November 2013 18:22
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: USAussie on Tue, 26 November 2013 18:30
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Wed, 27 November 2013 09:18
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Dennis S on Wed, 27 November 2013 09:30
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Wed, 27 November 2013 10:05
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Bob de Kruyff on Tue, 26 November 2013 19:57
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:24
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: ljdavick on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:29
		Re: A little confused.... By: Keith V on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:30
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: James Hupy on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:43
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: USAussie on Tue, 26 November 2013 16:05
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 16:14
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: USAussie on Tue, 26 November 2013 16:48
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 17:51
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Kingsley Coach on Tue, 26 November 2013 20:03
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: k2gkk on Tue, 26 November 2013 20:13
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Tue, 26 November 2013 18:05
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 20:25
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: k2gkk on Tue, 26 November 2013 21:03
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: sgltrac on Tue, 26 November 2013 22:26
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: jhbridges on Wed, 27 November 2013 09:33
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: James Hupy on Wed, 27 November 2013 10:01
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: USAussie on Wed, 27 November 2013 15:13
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: James Hupy on Wed, 27 November 2013 16:07
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: k2gkk on Wed, 27 November 2013 16:14
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: USAussie on Wed, 27 November 2013 17:22
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Matt Colie on Tue, 26 November 2013 17:04
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 10:53
		Re: [GMCnet] A little confused.... By: Kingsley Coach on Tue, 26 November 2013 11:10
		Re: A little confused.... By: WayneB on Tue, 26 November 2013 16:06
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 19:52
		Re: A little confused.... By: jme8ro on Tue, 26 November 2013 19:55
		Re: A little confused.... By: JohnL455 on Wed, 27 November 2013 08:46
		Re: A little confused.... By: Ken Burton on Wed, 27 November 2013 16:16

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