mk1 electrical gremlins - alternator specific (...I think)

[dagnamit at gmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

Focus on the voltage regulator and grounds.


On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 14:18:44 -0600 (CST), Jeff Toomasson
<area53@validpath.com> wrote:
> My grey 81S (thee of the broken alternator tensioner bolt) doesn't get a whole
> lotta love with my project swallowing up every ounce of free time.
> 
> I got it pretty much as it stands today w/ the PO having done a lot of the work
> (mostly decent, some not-so). Basically, the car runs what I think is a stock
> style 8v alt (quite possibly a piddly 55A from a non-A/C car), and it has an
> H4/H1 combo (bulb wattage unknown) that is definitely NOT relayed. The car also
> runs a fuel enrichment device that seems to starve under lower voltages (as
> evidenced by the A/F ratio gauge).
> 
> ANYWAY - the car has a voltmeter installed and only runs around +12.1V when NO
> accessories are used. Flip on the lights and I'm lucky to get >10V. Suffice it
> to say that the battery is a POS, but I'm not gonna fork out $$ for another
> until I get the damn alternator upgraded or figure out the solution. I do have
> a 90A alt but it's already been installed on my ABA rebuild that was for the
> project. I had hoped it would stay there...My questions are these:
> 
> 1) Should I be focusing on the grounds instead?
> 
> 2) How much difference would relaying the lights help?
> 
> 3) Barring the above two (in the interest of fixing it quickly as it's my DD
> for this week), how much would the 90A alt help?
> 
> Thanks a bunch!
> 
> JT
> 
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