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| rfuerst911sc |
 May 3 2010, 05:53 PM
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Over the weekend my 3.0 conversion started running like crap. Almost instantly it went from running good to crap. Seems like it is not running on all cylinders. On Sunday I installed new spark plugs but that made no difference and the old plugs ( less than 3 months old ) looked fine. When I restarted after the new plugs the car would not turn off when I turned the ignition off ? She finally died on her own from the poor running. So I decided to put my battery tender on as the battery seemed low ( less than 1 month old ). Today when I got home from work I noticed the alternator light on the dash was lit with the key off.....wtf ??? So the battery is new,spark plugs new along with ignition wires,coil. The ignition box is a Mallory digital being driven by a recurved Jerry Woods distributor. And the alternator was rebuilt by a local shop. Any ideas what's going on ?
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| charliew |
May 4 2010, 08:23 AM
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First like George said you might want to check the battery out. Then find the drain, if you've got a clock or a radio that is always on pull the fuses for those devices to get them off line. Put a meter inbetween the positive battery cable and the battery in the sw off position. Is there any voltage showing on the meter? If there is unplug the voltage regulator and see if it goes away if it does plug it back in and disconnect the generator or alt from the reg and see what the meter says. The voltage regulator could be stuck or if it's a alt a diode may be shorted. If the alt is easy to unhook do it first, if the regulator is easier to get to do it first. To do the alt the reg will need to be plugged in. If neither of these devices is the culprit that is draining the battery you can start pulling fuse one at a time to find which circuit is the problem.
One problem at a time. Always try to fix the obvious problems first, the hard ones might get easier or dissappear as you go along. Don't throw parts that you don't need at it you may put another problem on it. As someone said before is it really running or dieseling? |
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