Patrick,
Where we don't have to stand on our heads ;-), batteries can be checked
out most anywhere for free. I would start there as the price is right
and then continue on to the regulator.
HTH
Bill
'53 Red Car
'61 Green Car
On 2/20/2011 6:02 PM, Peter Schauss wrote:
> Years ago, I had a Dodge van which behaved this way and the problem turned
> out to be a bad battery.
>
> HTH,
> Peter Schauss
> 1963 BJ7
> 1980 MGB
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-
>> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Quinn, Patrick
>> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 6:26 PM
>> To: healeys list
>> Subject: [Healeys] You will get a charge out of this!
>>
>> G'day
>>
>> My normal reliable Austin-Healey gave a hiccup over the weekend.
>>
>> Saturday was an impossibly hot day to be out in an Austin-Healey, but we
>> diligently motored on in a club run spurred on by the thought of a few
>> cold
>> amber ales at our destination and the nasty thoughts against the occupants
>> of
>> two BJ8s with air-conditioning.
>>
>> I have an ammeter installed and noticed that it was reading +30 quite some
>> time after it should have started to read 0. Switching on the radiator fan
>> reduced it to +15 and with the lights on down a bit further. On idle at
>> traffic lights it would drop down to just below 0.
>>
>> Methinks it's the voltage regulator not doing what it's supposed to do.
>> Went
>> looking for my points file yesterday where it should be, but of course
>> couldn't find it.
>>
>> Is my thinking along the correct path?
>>
>> Hoo Roo
>>
>> Patrick Quinn
>> Sydney, Australia
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