Charlie -
Your VR probably worked just fine before you screwed everything up
with a new harness with new wires and a rebuilt generator!
If your battery was a bit low from sitting for a while and you started
the car, it may have been enough to fry the contacts on your VR.
Yes I have adjusted the VR on my car - in fact I would say it is one
of the most important overlooked maint. jobs on a stock healey. New
VRs are often not adjusted correctly and old ones will often work
their way out adjustment when the contacts get burned.
Pop the cover and see if the contacts look burned or warped - If so
you usually can fix it with a little fiddling.
Alan
On 4/20/09, Charlie Baldwin <mgcharlie@comcast.net> wrote:
> Yesterday I got my BT7 tricarb running again after a several year
> cosmetic restoration. I had done the engine some years previously.
> This latest work also included a new wiring harness and a Smitty 5 speed
> conversion.
> Before starting the car I verified that all of the electrical systems
> worked, but after starting saw that the charging light was on. Before
> the project everything had worked. I checked the generator in-situ as
> outlined in the factory manual and it showed to be putting out fine. I
> also checked all of the connections at the regulator for the correct
> location and tightness, including the ground.and where it attaches to
> the body.
> All seems fine, so before I blame the voltage regulator ( that worked
> fine previously), is there anywhere else that I should be looking?
> Perhaps taking the overdrive circuit out of the mix?
> Any suggestions are welcome.
> BTW, does anyone actually change the settings on the regulator? It
> worked before, why would it not now? It seems akin to the instructions
> in the manual for taking apart the clutch cover.
> Thanks.
> Charlie Baldwin
>
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