10-03-2003, 07:36 PM
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Location: Augusta, GA,
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Strange electrical goings on
These cars are so much fun.. 
My wife and I are coming back from dinner tonight from a restaurant in a nearby town (ie. 30 miles down dark country roads). All of a sudden this happens.
First the tech parts:
351W, single wire type alternator, MSD ignition, Holley FI, headlights are on.
What happened:
The headlights and dashlights got REAL bright. The ampmeter pegged at over 60 amps at 2000rpm. This stayed like this for about 7 minutes and then everything dimmed down to the point where there were not much headlights below 2000rpm. 
Then after a couple of minutes it stabilized where it had been, about 30amps at 2000-2500rpm and the headlights don't dim. 
I tell you when everything went bright as the moon in the sky, I thought I was looking towards an electrical fire and a long walk home. I'm thinking voltage regulator, bad ground, or something else I know nothing about. ANY SUGGESTIONS?? |
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