-By Eric Fantin-<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lately, some of my friends have brought in some of their Citro\u00ebns with the same maladies. The ailing patients were a DS and couple of 2CVs. The diagnosis: charging issues or lack thereof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The DS had been retrofitted with a more modern GM alternator with built in regulator, the charging issue turned out to be a connection in the feed wire when the alternator conversion was made, so after tracing and finding the offending wire, back in business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the 2CV cars, one had a simple problem. The alternator was bad so, after ordering a new one and a new belt, problem solved, on the road again. The other 2CV was a little more difficult, alternator charging but not enough voltage, the owner had replaced the regulator also, I proceeded to trace each wire and found out that the wires had been crossed over and were damaging the regulator. I also found out later that 2 regulators had been already sacrificed! Once the wires were properly connected to a new regulator (a 3rd<\/sup> if anyone\u2019s counting) was installed, on the move again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As a reference point on charging systems, especially in older models, there are usually 3 causes for failure, the alternator or generator is bad, regulator is bad or wires are either bad or not connected correctly, that at least a ground base to go by, no pun intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/intermarque.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/alternator.jpg\")
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