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Subject: [Healeys] Powerless BJ8
From: steveg at abrazosdata.com (Steve Gerow)
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:57:52 -0700
Bob,

12.3 volts will run stuff.

 

Can you narrow it down more? Here are some ideas.

 

The horns and the lights are hot all the time - do they work?

If not, is the upper left of the fuse box hot?

 

Turn the ignition on - is the lower left of the fuse box hot?

 

Can you undo the voltage reg from the firewall - are any of the links
underneath it melted?

 

Check the big brown wire coming off the solenoid - it's the one that goes to
the regulator 'A' terminal and on to the upper left side of the fuse box.

 

Does juice appear if you run a wire parallel with the brown wire above from
the solenoid to the 'A' terminal?

 

Bob Johnson wrote:

<<< 


Last time, 2 weeks ago, drove car, everything was fine. Only change
during that time was to make electrical changes to tach and hook it
up. Had not done this since neg ground conversion. Now here is what I
have: voltage at battery 12.3 v. voltage at starter 12.3 v, no drop
here. The car acts like there is not even a battery in it., totally
dead electrically in every way. What I have done so far is make sure
that batt cut off switch was not turned to off. seemed to remember
that blk wht wire at cut off switch could short, so took it off.
Neither of these made a difference. Have been under the dash looking
to see if I had disconnected something there, found nothing. Is 12.3 v
so low that nothing will work? Or is there something else I should be
considering?
>>>

 

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Steve Gerow

Pasadena, CA, USA

BN6

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