Re: [Amc-list] Oh generator, thou doth suck.

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Int eh 80's when Nissan started wandering into the hight tech world big time.
EFI, Talking computers etc; they soon discovered that they had neglected the alternator!
Even cruising at highway speeds, if you had EVERYTHING on at night the battery would slowly discharge!
Thier shrt term answer was to go to sears and buy the biggest frikkin battery they made that would fit in the box. They sent us the part number for the Diehard to use.  That allowed enough storage to get most customers through OK. 

  That's what I'd try first if not planning on redoing the car soon. 
BIG Battery!
   I always buy the largest capacity battery I can get in the tray. I figure the price difference is negligible compared to the price and PIA of a jump start or tow!
   Course with the generator cars, most of them can be started by drifting or pushing them and catching them in gear.  Takes a bit of speed with the pre 66 automatics though!

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

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From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
> when i got my alt, i got a lower amperage output. 50 or 60, i forget wich now. 
> the factory wiring was only meant for that small genny, so light wiring. i have 
> modern halogen headlights (x4 when on high beam for mine) and i have a modern 
> stereo. the tail lights are modern halogen 1157 bulbs also, not like they pull 
> much amperage. the headlights pulls the most amperage when running i think. i 
> saw no real reason for a high output alt, other than to burn up my charge wires 
> when i have a low bat. thats why my charge wire only gets a little warm when bat 
> is low. you can barely tell its warmer than any others. i dont even know what 
> gauge that charge wire is. i probably should go thru and re wire all the engine 
> compartment while i have it all out and cleaning things up. what gauge wire 
> would listers recomend for that charge wire off the alt? seems like it might be 
> about 10 or 12 now maybe. im thinking maybe 8?? 
> 
> tom, i know exactly what you were talking about with the momentary confusion of 
> dead bat, but getting a charge. i thought i was chasing around an intermitent 
> electrical connection issue also. till one night, my bat was low, so the lights 
> were dim, and when i would give it rpm's, lights would brighten up. thats when i 
> discovered that ya, at idle, it will put out about 12 volts, but it dont have 
> the amperage....lol. 
> 
> dave stohler
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