Find yourself a good mech with electrical skills and treat her/him
very nicely. The other alternative is to find the shop manual and go
through the elec diagram to figure out where the problem is.
You can get rebuilt alternators...try your local NAPA, but
remember...they put several different ones in...
Valerie Stabenow,1962 mga,1967 tr4a, 1969 xk-e, 1973 tr6, 1981
corvette
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hansen, Hans C, III (Red), BMSLS" <rhansen@ATT.COM>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:03 PM
Subject: TR6
> Fellow LisTRs -
> I went to start my very-little-used (15 miles this summer!) 1974 TR6
the
> other day. the battery was dead. I trickled charged it for about 2-3
hours.
> No difference, completely dead. OK. I tried to jump start it from my
Chevy
> Blazer. Still completely dead BUT the alternator began to pore forth
smoke!
> OK, a mechanic last Fall told me that some of my (undefined) wires
under the
> dash were hot to the touch. The car started and drove great earlier
this
> Spring and Summer.
> So what do I have? Yes, I'll check or have the wiring check. But,
what about
> the alternator? Looks like a definite rebuild? Don't worry about it,
they do
> that a lot? Trash it and buy a new one?
> I'm no mechanic and even less an electrician. Any help you can offer
is
> grateful!
> Thanks,
> Red Hansen
> 860-679-5828
> P.S. Anyone want to buy a 1974 TR6 with electrical problems?
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