Hey everyone,
I got the 1940 running with the advice from some of you all. I was driving
it around the yard all proud of my accomplishments when it started running
rough and it finally died. I went to try and start it again, but no joy. The
battery acts as if it's dead. No lights, no horn, nothing. The age and
condition of the battery is unknown, so I was going to run out and get a new
battery, but decided to see if the battery showed any signs of life first. I
hooked up my battery charger and it shows full charge. To my surprise my
multimeter shows 6.2 volts. The cable to the starter also shows 6.1 or 6.2
volts, but the starter won't even spin. The only time I get even a little
juice into the beast is if I switch the charger to 6 volts 125 amp for jump
starting. Then the starter at least moans a little. Is there something wrong
in the voltage regulator ?
Since my total knowledge of electronics orbits around British cars and the
secret of not letting the smoke out of the wires. I'm sure you're all
familiar with the LUCAS "prince of darkness" stories.
I'm willing to jump in and try stuff, but I don't even know where to start.
Thanks.
Bill Schickling
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