Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Battery issues

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doc I want to mention that many AMC's with Motorola alt and dummy light the 
dummy light glows, most are very faint. Some Eagles do that too, even with 
newer alts, both my 81 and 82 glow red, but I had both alts checked and they 
are fine, so my guess is that some fusible link perhaps in the sytem is 
weak, but it has never affected charging the battery or keeping all the 
electrical compents working as they should. But the earlier AMCs, I can't 
tell you how many 68-70 Javelins, AMXs, Rebels and Ambassadors, even 
Ramblers I have owned the little alt light glows dim and there is no problem 
with charging system. My 69 Ambassadot sST does it as did the 69 SC/Rambler 
'wagon' I recently sold also. I remember a thread on the amxfiles years ago 
about this, but don't remember what caused it.

On the meter Doc mentions, fi you don't have one to test it, simply take off 
the alt, and go to a Auto Zone or O'Reillys as they test them for free. You 
might even want to take your battery along just in case as they will test 
that for free also, takes less than 3 minutes to do both, but could possibly 
quickly determine if a problem or not before you tear out wiring harness in 
fit of uncontrollable rage! AArrgh!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Battery issues


> Charlie at night in the dark with the car shut off check to see if the
> Alt. light is slightly glowing. Since you say you have a Motorola Alt
> the diode trio might be going bad. The Alt. with this condition will
> still show it is charging properly on a meter. Had that problem with my
> orange Hornet before I swapped in a Delco. Also you need to have the
> battery tested with a meter that puts a load on it to make sure it is
> good. Without a load on the battery even a bad battery may show 12
> volts. Next disconnect the clock and put an amp meter between the
> positive terminal on the battery and to the battery cable itself. This
> should tell you if there is a draw some where in the system. As for
> finding it good luck. I hate electrical problems. Having TSM with the
> wiring diagrams would also help. One last thing to check is if you have
> a glove box light. Make sure it does not stay on 24/7. My father had
> that problem with his bosses car back in the late 60's. After it sat for
> a week the battery was stone dead. On my Hornet before I changed alt's I
> would disconnect the battery when I parked it. More as a theft
> preventative I wired in the main wire off the starter solenoid a fusible
> link to a 35 amp toggle switch on the dash that kills the electric to
> the whole car when it is parked. Happy hunting.
> "Doc"
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