- 1. Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: Tyson Sherman <mts3@ra.msstate.edu>
- Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 11:54:42 -0600
- My 76 B is finally running again with its new block, and running quite well. However, the battery is not charging. The alternator was rebuilt before I had the car (It's a Lucas alt.). Here's the symp
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00326.html (8,046 bytes)
- 2. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: "James H. Nazarian, Ph.D." <microdoc@apk.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2000 13:07:11 -0500
- Clean the battery ground connection on the body/chassis and reassemble with toothed washers. Jim
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00329.html (8,535 bytes)
- 3. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 14:16:23 EST
- << Car dies if I unplug the negative battery cable while it's running. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I understand that it is a very bad thing to disconnect a battery from a running car that uses
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00330.html (7,450 bytes)
- 4. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:32:36 -0800
- Connect a voltmeter across the battery terminals with the car running, if you don't see 13.5 - 14.5 volts then the battery isn't charging and its probably something wroing the the alternator. Check a
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00332.html (7,600 bytes)
- 5. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: Tom McLaughlin <tmcl98@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 11:38:14 -0800 (PST)
- I thought somebody else would pipe up, but I haven't seen anything on this yet so I'll impart my limited knowledge. I had a similar problem where I let the battery die and after jumping the car, it
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00333.html (8,059 bytes)
- 6. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 19:34:53 -0000
- Does the ignition warning light come on when you first turn on the ignition and go off again when the engine has started and revved to at leats 900rpm? It should. What is the voltage on, say, a brown
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00336.html (9,666 bytes)
- 7. Re: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: "wcameyer" <wcameyer@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 16:01:35 -0700
- Check the brushes.
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00349.html (7,010 bytes)
- 8. RE: Alternator? (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>
- Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 07:42:00 -0500
- If you tested things by pulling the negative cable while the car was running, even if the alternaor wasn't the problem before, there's a chance it is now. A test like that is really rough on the dio
- /html/mgs/2000-03/msg00378.html (9,767 bytes)
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