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\r\n \r\n haha.. ok so which plug should i jump.. there is a brownish black and a red on the plug\r\n
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\r\n \r\n looking at the alternator from the back of it mine is numbered 1 and 2 at the plug. you need to have power at the number 2 side of the plug which is the futherest from the charging lug on the back.\r\n
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\r\n \r\n The starter solenoid can cause charging problems... as in the solenoid allows "start" and "run" with a pass through for charging. When running, you should have 14 volts at the battery. Fords are usually the only ones that have a remote starter solenoid that allows you to arch the start side with a screw driver and turn the engine over. 90% of Chevy\'s have that solenoid on the starter. I don\'t recall if the 84\'s have a ballast resistor or not, but that can also cause charging issues. Again, I don\'t know if 84\'s have them or not... it\'s not fuel injected so I\'m assuming you don\'t have a points style distributor so that would probably mean you don\'t have a ballast resistor. Check each component 1 by 1. Battery, alt, starter solenoid. If all check out then I would start looking at potential shorts. Also... before you go crazy on anything ALWAYS CHECK YOUR GROUND WIRE AT THE BATTERY. I don\'t know how many times I\'ve seen cars NOT charging properly b/c the terminals are either corroded or not tight. Take the time to clean all terminals and use a wire brush to scuff and clean the terminals. Go get yourself some $4 ends and put some new ones on just to be sure. It\'s a cheap way to eliminate a problem\r\n
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\r\n \r\n I have new terminals, new cables, new battery, new starter, new alternator... I have power to the alternator stud and to the red wire on the plug.. Im guessing it has to be a ground of some sort\r\n
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\r\n \r\n ok so i do not have power to the key switched.. so im going to run the batt stud to the battery.. Do i unplug all the factory wires? or just leave everything and just tie in the jumper??\r\n
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\r\n \r\n so what is the deal, what have you got going on with it? if you run a jumper from the charge lug to the #2 terminal it should be charging. if it is not getting to the battery then you have a bad connection somewhere. you need to check the voltage at the 2 terminal. not just a test light but with a meter. give me a call and i will walk you through the testing process what i can over the phone.\r\n
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\r\n \r\n the power to number one is not comming on.. which is the switched power right??\r\n
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but ive only been a tech for the last 10 years 