[Spridgets] Electrocs question...

Glen Byrns grbyrns at ucdavis.edu
Wed Aug 27 11:48:25 MDT 2008


Voltage at the back of the generator is going to vary thanks to the voltage 
regultor.   Perhaps this was the symptom addressed by the voltage stabilizer 
found on various LBCs?  If you have over 12V, I doubt the ignition is 
stumbling due to that.

Glen


> Slowly working my way through the beast...
>
> Running the motor at around 1000 rpm, I notice a fluttering of the tach
> needle and gas gauge needle\ and the motor seems to occasionally have a
> small stumble..
>
> Checking the voltage at the back of the generator ('65 with 1275 motor) I
> can see the voltage is erratic,  rapidly varying roughly between 13.10V to
> 13.48V .
>
> Do I need to replace the genny??
> Suggestions as to what I need to check would be helpful...


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