I agree with Randall, many hours it should run without a generator.
Don't use the starter much.
I went _weeks_ without a functioning generator in my TR3B (back in the
'70s), always parking on a hill. Made the occasional 3-4 hour drive to
visit my girlfriend, just driving during the day.
If I had to drive at night, I'd drive my TR4A (which at the time had a
dysfunctional starter).
Never park at the _bottom_ of a hill...
Keith Edwards
Suffolk, VA
4.5 TRs
Randall wrote:
>
> David :
>
> I believe a running point ignition draws around 2-3 amps, and most
> electric fuel pumps draw less than that. Depending on condition and
> size, a fairly new battery should be good for 40-60 amp hours, so I'd
> say you should be safe for at least 8-10 hours with a fully charged
> battery and no generator. Of course lights (don't forget brake lights)
> or any other electrical device will shorten that considerably.
>
> BTW I was in Harbor Freight a few days ago, they had a digital
> multimeter on sale for $7 !
>
> Randall
>
> David Lee wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everyone
> > I just put Justin Wagners valve cover gasket in my tr4 after baking it
> > yesterday. It did the trick and it looks good too.
> > Thanks Justin!
> >
> > Anyhow I seen to have a problem where I never consider the obvious when
> > troubleshooting problems. My poor mileage is most likely a combination of
> > poorly tuned carbs, misaligned needle/jet and dag nabbit maybe just maybe
> > the small leak in my gas line hidden under the carb. Im not sure if the
> > leak is new since it never squirted me before but hopefully its the only
> > leak I have.
> >
> > To my real question! How long do you think a car could run with a non
> > functioning generator? I havent hooked my ammeter back up since Im planning
> > on yanking and refinishing my dash and Im pretty sure the generators wired
> > and working but if it werent would I be able to drive very far? I have an
> > electric fuel pump and thats all I can think would be draining the battery
> > other than the small amount needed for the spark.
> >
> > Thanks for your time!
> > David Lee
> > 64 no oil leak TR4
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