Tyson,
Clean the battery ground connection on the body/chassis and reassemble with
toothed washers.
Jim
Tyson Sherman wrote:
> 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 symptoms: Car requires boost to start. All the accessories
> do not work at once, or the car dies. Car will die after a few minutes
> of running and require a boost (I highly doubt fuel system problems),
> good spark. Car dies if I unplug the negative battery cable while it's
> running. Car will idle forever if connected to jumper cables. The plug
> for the alternator is keyed so it can't go on backwards. The wires to
> the solenoid / starter seem okay and the battery posts are clean and
> free of corrosion.
>
> I had no alternator problems before I took the car off the road back in
> November.
>
> I boosted it off about seven times yesterday.
>
> What can I check to be sure it's the alternator before I spend $100 I
> don't have on a new one :) Electrical system problems are no fun but I
> don't want to have to keep replacing parts to find out that's not it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tyson Sherman
> mts3@ra.msstate.edu
> http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
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