Batesy
Well-Known Member
1975 Dart Swinger /6.
It sat for a few days and then when I started it up today the ammeter was all the way to the right (+40) not pegged but pretty far over. It stays that way during normal driving. However, at stop signs and in reverse it moves back to zero. There's nothing erratic about the way it moves. Doesn't bounce around.
So, I checked a number of connections. I swapped out voltage regulator with my spare and nothing changed. I took readings with multimeter. Battery tested at 12.23 with nothing on. When the car is on and running it reads about 13.3 and pretty much stays there even when you accelerate and hold it at higher rpms. Earlier this year I cleaned bulkhead connections. Grounds were also checked at that time. I am not ruling any of those things out but I am thinking it is the battery - maybe a dead cell? Any feedback appreciated. I chased down other problems electrically speaking earlier this year. Turned out to be a bad alternator. I am hoping my current problem is not the replacement alternator.
It sat for a few days and then when I started it up today the ammeter was all the way to the right (+40) not pegged but pretty far over. It stays that way during normal driving. However, at stop signs and in reverse it moves back to zero. There's nothing erratic about the way it moves. Doesn't bounce around.
So, I checked a number of connections. I swapped out voltage regulator with my spare and nothing changed. I took readings with multimeter. Battery tested at 12.23 with nothing on. When the car is on and running it reads about 13.3 and pretty much stays there even when you accelerate and hold it at higher rpms. Earlier this year I cleaned bulkhead connections. Grounds were also checked at that time. I am not ruling any of those things out but I am thinking it is the battery - maybe a dead cell? Any feedback appreciated. I chased down other problems electrically speaking earlier this year. Turned out to be a bad alternator. I am hoping my current problem is not the replacement alternator.