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Location: McComb, Mississippi | my battery in my 58 plymouth is 3 months old. i had been starting her up everyday 2-5 times aday for about a week until monday. i was out of town until this afternoon and when i went to start the starter turned over slowly but then the engine fired and ran great. i then attempted to start her later on but the battery wasnt strong enough to turn the starter over.. i have had a starter solenoid problem the previous week.( the solenoid and starter wouldnt turn over or click), i would have to turn the key a few times then would start. could this be causing the battery to drain??
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Location: Yorba Linda, Ca | not likely, It sounds like your charging system has a problem. Get the car started then with the engine above idle 1500-2000 rpm, check the voltage on the 2 battery terminals, it should be around 14 volts. If it is 12 or less then you have no charge at all. I cant recall, does the car still have a generator?
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | yes it has the stock generator |
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | at idle it reads 11.5 about 1500 rpms it reads only 11.6.. so is it the generator?? |
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Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | Doesn't sound like your battery is getting charged. ---Could be the regulator or Gen.............MO |
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | the regulator has been replaced a few months back, the generator on the other hand has not. i think i will buy a new 1 wire or 3 wire alt. . i will most likely go with a 3 wire. i know i will have to make a bracket or modify my existing one. anybody with a flathead 6 have any advice? |
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | i replaced the solenoid switch today because it needed replacing. i cleaned the terminals on the generator and now it reads 12 volts at about 1500 rpms.. an upgrade to an alternator would be nice but, i just want to fix what i have now.. the voltage regulator is less than a year old so i highly doubt its at fault. does anyone know of a generator rebuild kit?? or maybe someone that has a good one? |
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | the dark dreen and brown wires were reversed at the voltage regulator.. i switched them into their correct places and now at fast idle i am getting a reading of 13. 7 volts.. |
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Location: Yorba Linda, Ca | Ya fixed it good work
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Location: McComb, Mississippi | thanks for the replies. now i have a generator that charges. |
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| plymouth - 2009-06-08 4:59 PM
thanks for the replies. now i have a generator that charges.
Thats good, you can get the brushes for your generator at most places.....
when the generator stops charging usually you need to replace the
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