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I got it all hooked up. Still unsure about the two wires going to the 61/D+ terminal on the voltage regulator, but I decided to try it anyway.
The car seems to be getting plenty of electricity, but now I'm getting an amp light that glows dimly when the car is ilding, and rather bright when I turn on various accessories. However, it's not entirely consistent, it has been somewhat variable in it's intensity.
A glowing AMP light is a new experience on this car. While it had a stock generator, a second fusefox seems to prevent the most signs of powerloss. The light hardly ever glowed with the old generator. I can't really get a good sense of what's going on here, but I did follow the IPD installation instructions very carefully. I also have a nifty little aftermarket led light voltage indicator which shows green when I have plenty of electricty, yellow when I'm starting to lose it, and red when the system is not being charged. I did not unhook it, but I'm not seeing much activity from it anymore. a dull green, not much else. Green's not as bright as it used to be, but it's not giving me a red light either.
Another possible contributor are worn alternator brushes. I pulled the brush assembly from the alternator and the upper brush is rather worn down, while the lower brush is still in great shape.
I idled the car for the better part of an hour, drove it around the block with the lights and fan going at full. Afterwards, I idled it until it started getting dark. In my past experience with faulty charging systems, there were usually some problems. Lights would interefer with the engine's rpms, lights would brighten or dim with the idle. These things were not happening so either the electrical requirements are so low as to not matter, or maybe the battery hasn't lost enough juice to cause and ill effects.
I'm still not sure about the wiring to the regulator. I have to no way to test it. but I suspect that something is not quite right.
I seem to have lost all my indicator and clearance lights, but I don't think that problem is related. Headlights, turn signals, reverse and brakelights all work fine. I'm posting on this problem separately.
ALso, the car sat with an unhooked battery for approximately 2 weeks while I hunted up a voltage regulator.
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Volvo #6: all wagons.... 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 740 GLE, 1990 740 GL, now a 1995 940...
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