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Re: Electrical Mystery

To: datsun roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Electrical Mystery
From: Roman Rist <ristguitars@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:46:24 -0700 (PDT)
--- Roman Rist <ristguitars@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,Folks.
> Somthing strange happened this morning. My 66 has been running fine
> and
> with no electrical problems. Sarts right up, then out of the blue,
> the
> Car starts running like crap, all perfomance gone, sputtering,
> missing,
> backfiring etc. My ammeter at the same time went into a full (hard
> right) Charge.
> The only thing unusual I noticed prior was the ammeter was fogged a
> bit
> when I got into the car. (sometimes when it is damp in the AM it will
> do that on the gauges) When the meter pegged hard it fogged up more.
> I
> got it back home and at idle the meter read normal. any rpm over 2000
> produced the hard right charge. I went out a bit later, started it
> and
> same thing minus the fogged gauge. I shut it off and felt the
> alternator, It was hotter than the valve cover. Weird! I have no Idea
> what is going on any Ideas????
> 
> Thanks,
> Roman Rist
> 
> Hi folks, electrical mystery solved. Thanks to all of your input it
got fixed quick! Thank god I had a spare voltage regulator in my bag of
tricks! First and easiest thing to check and replace. and It worked!
Once again thanks for all your help and info, I wouldn't have fixed it
so easily without your help!

thanks, Roman Rist
SoCalROC 
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