[V8] Electrical Issues, related?

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

12.2V is a dead battery.

You probably better load test your alternator, and do a specific gravity test on
the battery.
Also look very closely at all the battery cable connections. (both ends of each
cable)

If you do not know the condition of the alternator, I would pull it and rebuild
it. If you can do it yourself, it will cost around $80 as I recall for new
bearings and a new regulator. If you can find and install the brushes, you
(probably) don't need a regulator - just $0.50 worth of brushes.
I do this to all my cars at 100K mile intervals - because I don't like to have
breakdowns and it is cheap.
If you have them rebuild it, you are probably still better off than a re-man
from a generic auto parts store both price wise and in quality of parts used.

Dave


Quoting Joe Griffith <jsgriffith3rd at yahoo.com>:

> I checked last night and I have 12.2 Volts at the battery when not running,
> unfortunately I didn't think to start the car to see what it is when
> running.
>
>
>
>
> "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz at kla-tencor.com> wrote:
>   ... the thing you aren't telling us is what the battery voltage is when the
> engine isn't running. I suspect you're looking at a dead battery. BTDT on my
> car that was sitting waiting for me to get it smogged. The battery wasn't
> that old to begin with, but the deep cycles killed a cell.
>
> You indicated that you had a charger hooked up continuously ... is it one
> that regulates itself based on battery voltage? If not, and you were
> supplying a 2A charge for an extended period check the cells to see if they
> need water.
>
> Steve B
> San José, CA (USA)
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone out there knows if some electrical issues I'm
> having
> > with my 91 V8 may be related.
> >
> > Some background, the car sat from March till about 3 weeks ago with a
> badly
> > leaking hydraulic hose and rack. During that time the battery drained to
> > nothing. I jumped it occasionally when I need top move the car around my
> > driveway, but it never held a charge for very long, and the dash lights
> would
> > slightly pulsate brighter, dim while the car ran.
> >
> > So while I fixed the leaks I put the battery on a slow 2amp trickle charge
> > for about 10 hours.
> >
> > The car started and ran fine without leaks but the dash lights continued
> > very slightly to pulsate (barely noticeable). I drove the car that night
> and
> > the headlights also pulsated.
> >
> > So I figured I'd order voltage regulator and put it in when it gets here.
> >
> > I drove the car about an hour to work the other morning with the lights on
> > and the radio playing without incident, but when I got in to come home the
> > radio wouldn't work. The faceplate would light up with the dash lights,
> but
> > when I turned the knob it would go black.
> >
> > I put a Gamma radio from a 91 200, but it doesn't even light up.
> >
> > I drove the car the next day and nothing had changed, but the third day
> the
> > turn signals stopped working.
> >
> > Any thoughts on if these cars have a way of isolating unnecessary
> electrical
> > devices?
>
>
>
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