RE: [ihc] Electrical....

[Ted Borck <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 8 May 2004 spamaddy@domain.elided wrote:

> Just typing out loud here, but I'm trying to give back.  It sounds like an
> intermittent short that is being caused by an accessory going on and off?
> Could the fan clutch and electrical problem be related perhaps?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided] On Behalf Of Ryan
> Moore
> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 7:37 PM
> To: ihc-digest
> Subject: [ihc] Electrical....
>
> Ok, trying to diagnose an electrical problem with the scout.  It's fairly
> intermittant, but last time I drove was happening on a fairly regular basis,
> seems to be happening more often now in other words.

> When driving, the ametter starts to swing fairly wildly (between large
> discharge and large charge) and at the same time the engine follows along
> with a period of small surges and drops in power.

If you have a short which is causing the engine to lose power or shutdown,
it sounds like you have an intermittent short in your 10 gauge ammeter
wire shunt from the alternator thru the ammeter to the battery.

Check and see if the PO spliced some new wire in the ammeter circuit.

(I found such a splice behind the glove box in my 74 Scout.)

If this is true, and the short lasts long enough, it will fry your dash
and engine wiring.

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Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided