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Re: Generator?

To: "Patricia Sauthoff" <Patricia.Sauthoff@blvdmedia.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Generator?
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 16:04:27 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <1FB74933B3D9D311ACBB006097DC08BF2B1304@DVR_MAIL>
Patricia,
If the engine dies every time you turn on the headlights, suspect a bad
voltage regulator instead of or as well as your generator.  When the
generator is bad, the battery should take up the slack when you turn on the
lights.  I ran my MGA for several weeks of daylight driving at a time with
only a battery and no generator at all.  I would just recharge the battery
every now and then.  Ahh, the days of wine and roses (cheap wine, dead
roses)

Regards,
Glen Byrns
'59 bugeye

----- Original Message -----
From "Patricia Sauthoff" <Patricia.Sauthoff at blvdmedia.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 3:33 PM
Subject: Generator?


> About 1/3 of the time I drive my car I need a jump start to get going
again.
> We've tested the generator blah blah blah, and it looks like it needs
either
> to be replaced or rebuilt.  Before I get it worked on though I was
wondering
> if I even have the right one in it!  The engine is a 1098, with the
> generatior for the 948 (which is about $150 more to replace).  The car has
> no radio, cigarette lighter etc.  but dies every time I use the
headlights.
> Since I need them, I'm wondering if the generator I have will be powerful
> enough to support them as well as a radio someday?
>
> This might be a silly question, it kinda seems like it to me, but hey, I'm
a
> silly girl, who can admit ignorance!
>
> Thanks in advance
> Patricia
>
>


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