Type 44 alts and EurAsia auto parts

[Peter Golledge]

Keith Lawyer wrote:
>
> In an effort to reduce bandwidth, I'll try to combine several ramblings
> into one message:

[snip]
> 2.)  over the past several months I've posted about pulsing lights, low
> voltage and a howling from the motor.  Fortunately all were the alt as
> she no longer howls at idle and the headlights no longer pulse.  I read
> 13.98 up at the post in the engine compartment and 13.5 back at the
> battery, even with several electrical loads on.  Truthfully that's
> nearly a .5 voltage drop and seems like a lot to me.  I hope to
> eventually step up to 2ga cables for the battery, and perhaps eliminate
> the troublesome splice under the carpet at the same time.

I would replace the splice NOW, the Denver winter together with the
voltage
drop will kill the battery pretty quick. (BTDT on wife's Avant).
Remember
the high resistance is a double whammy, with the big current draw on a
cold
start you will get more than a 0.5V drop (more like 1.5v!) with an
already
undercharged battery due to the splice.

Cheers
--
Peter Golledge