- 1. Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Swift Justice <samesq@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 10:26:29 -0700
- Hi All, An update for thoe of you who are following the dead Midget saga. Last night lister Pat Elliott came over and we set about tracking down the problem. After much poking , prodding, unplugging
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01371.html (8,978 bytes)
- 2. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 12:36:07 -0500
- Good news! If you remember I suggested that the symptoms were of a bad fusible link, but I wasn't sure there is one on a late Midget.... now we know. As I also said, I am worried that the brown wire
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01374.html (10,264 bytes)
- 3. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Swift Justice <samesq@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 11:05:10 -0700
- It was kind of a hidden connector and dosen't even look like a fusible link (flat four way connector for the brown "hot" wiring) I thought all fusible links were round and wrapped with tape... Peter,
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01376.html (10,888 bytes)
- 4. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 13:26:59 -0500
- As I write this I'm imagining the electrically proficient wringing their hands waiting for me to step in it. Well, here goes.... The rectifier pack, bridge, whatever contains the diodes (electrical
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01379.html (12,714 bytes)
- 5. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:40:26 -0700 (PDT)
- I thought I was getting pretty good with electrical problems, but I'm a little confused now.... I can understand the rectifier being his problem with the ignition light, but would that also cause his
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01391.html (9,028 bytes)
- 6. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Swift Justice <samesq@pacbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 21:30:32 -0700
- No. The connector under the dash that we did unplug was a one way type connector - only can be plugged in one way.Unplugging the alternator lead with the car off causes the ignition light to go off.
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01392.html (9,725 bytes)
- 7. Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "Fred Pixley" <fpixley@kingston.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 07:37:09 -0400
- Steve this does sound like a feed back problem as Peter suggested. If you unplug the alternator with the ignition off and the dash lights go out this would likely confirm the alternator as the culpr
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01397.html (8,896 bytes)
- 8. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:03:04 -0500
- Nory and Steve, et. al. Again, without benefit of a wiring diagram or electrical degree, here is my understanding. In a properly operating system, when you first turn the key to ON (before starting)
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01400.html (10,884 bytes)
- 9. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Peggy Bohler <pbohler@wenet.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 09:05:37 -0700
- After reading your reply - I am guessing - you may be an engineer?
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01404.html (11,462 bytes)
- 10. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 12:13:04 -0500
- LOL!! I hear giggling from somewhere south of WI..... northern Il perhaps. No, I am absolutely not an engineer! wash your mouth out. But, given my aimless ramblings and muddied descriptions of simpl
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01406.html (8,204 bytes)
- 11. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Ronsoave@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:18:43 EDT
- Those weren't my u-joints clunking, that was me falling off my chair and hitting the floor. You Know Who Note to Peter C.: UPS called - they graciously shipped "our" parts to California, just in case
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01407.html (8,358 bytes)
- 12. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Daniel1312@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 15:46:19 EDT
- Then you must be an auto electrician at the least! Daniel1312
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01417.html (7,711 bytes)
- 13. Re: Mostly alive Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Nory P <nory_midget@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 22:30:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Don't know if Peter's an engineer, but he's a good teacher. It actually makes sense to me now. == **The above address is for list purposes only. Please send private e-mail, as before, to Nory@webtv.n
- /html/spridgets/1999-05/msg01460.html (8,399 bytes)
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