The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

122 starting problem 120-130 1961

posted by  buboes on  Tue Jun 17 05:53 CST 2008
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Sun Apr 19 06:08 CST 2009
[RELATED]

HI all,

i have a 1961 amazon that i drive, maybe once or twice a week in the nice weather. ive only noticed this problem in the last 6 mos or so, but whenever i go to start it, even if it has sat for only 6 or 8 hours, the starter will crank normally for about 10 seconds and then fade away. the battery looks nearly new, but it did come with the car and it did sit most of the winter uncharged. so i probably need a new one anyway.

so i jump it, drive it around, and the only way it'll restart is if it's still WARM. so, here's my quandary: it is fitted with saome kind of Chrysler alternator, dont have the part number off hand.. with an external voltage regulator. it puts out a consistent 14.2x volts just at idle with nothing on.. the terminals seem clean and tight, and like i said, the battery looks fairly new. now, when i add a load such as wiper and lights, the voltage jumps to 14.6x or so.. strange? some kind of weird overcompensating voltage regulator?

i know i will probably need a new battery, but i dont want to just replace it if it will only get fried byt the funky regulator? any advice??


thanks


carissa and police station the 1961 amazon






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.