rp23g7
Well-Known Member
Ok, before I start this, let me say i am a electical dork, electicity is FM to me. I have been a mechanic since i was 15, now 41, but i have never really understood electical stuff. And the post is long to try to exlpain the car and how it is usually operated.
Now, for whats going on with my car.
I picked up this 71 Scamp 2 weekes ago, it was sitting for a few months in garage. the previous owner before that did a lot of work to it also, looks like a lot of remove and replace stuff, it all looks good though.
Over the last two weeks it started to not start with the key, you may have read some of my previous posts.
Well, I hooked up a remote starter to the starter, and it starts when you turn the key and hit the switch, so i assume its the relay and not the NSS.
So a relay is a future purchase.
Now, it has been having charging issues i believe. The starter has been getting increasingly labored at starting.
I only have a 2 mile drive to work, which i admit that doesnt give much time to charge the car, especially in the morning, with lights on and if its raining the wipers too.
Yesterday, it was raining on the way to work, so i kind of let it run when i got there, after work it started with a few cranks. It wasnt raining, so no accessories on.
I also have the idle up a bit, the carb needs rebuilding and is running rich at idle, its idleing probably at 800, so i assume the alternator should be putting out enough power.
So, this morning i had to jump it, it wasnt dead, but it cranked slow enough not to start by itself.
I jumped it, let it run 15 min or so, then drove to work, with lights on, nothing else.
as i side note i had the key on when i jumped it, something somewhere smoked. dont know what yet, but it started and ran fine.
got to work, let it run a bit, shut it off. came out at break to run to the store, battey dead.
Now, i am assuming its the alternator, as this is what charges the battery. but when the car is running the lights are pretty bright, but at idle with other things on like the wipers, it really seems like ther is a load on it.
This morning when i was letting it run, the dome light was really bright, so i assume that it was charging ok. but at break the battery was dead, and the dome light barely lit.
The car has a amp guage on it, people in these posts say these are a problem, and to by pass them, Why, and how?
Mine never seems to really move, at least when i pay attention to it. Hit the brakes, or turn the lights on, nothing really.
My C body had constant voltage regulator issues, could this be a issue?
Sorry for the long post, wondering if someone had any ideas.
Now, for whats going on with my car.
I picked up this 71 Scamp 2 weekes ago, it was sitting for a few months in garage. the previous owner before that did a lot of work to it also, looks like a lot of remove and replace stuff, it all looks good though.
Over the last two weeks it started to not start with the key, you may have read some of my previous posts.
Well, I hooked up a remote starter to the starter, and it starts when you turn the key and hit the switch, so i assume its the relay and not the NSS.
So a relay is a future purchase.
Now, it has been having charging issues i believe. The starter has been getting increasingly labored at starting.
I only have a 2 mile drive to work, which i admit that doesnt give much time to charge the car, especially in the morning, with lights on and if its raining the wipers too.
Yesterday, it was raining on the way to work, so i kind of let it run when i got there, after work it started with a few cranks. It wasnt raining, so no accessories on.
I also have the idle up a bit, the carb needs rebuilding and is running rich at idle, its idleing probably at 800, so i assume the alternator should be putting out enough power.
So, this morning i had to jump it, it wasnt dead, but it cranked slow enough not to start by itself.
I jumped it, let it run 15 min or so, then drove to work, with lights on, nothing else.
as i side note i had the key on when i jumped it, something somewhere smoked. dont know what yet, but it started and ran fine.
got to work, let it run a bit, shut it off. came out at break to run to the store, battey dead.
Now, i am assuming its the alternator, as this is what charges the battery. but when the car is running the lights are pretty bright, but at idle with other things on like the wipers, it really seems like ther is a load on it.
This morning when i was letting it run, the dome light was really bright, so i assume that it was charging ok. but at break the battery was dead, and the dome light barely lit.
The car has a amp guage on it, people in these posts say these are a problem, and to by pass them, Why, and how?
Mine never seems to really move, at least when i pay attention to it. Hit the brakes, or turn the lights on, nothing really.
My C body had constant voltage regulator issues, could this be a issue?
Sorry for the long post, wondering if someone had any ideas.