<VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 And the HRPT rears its ugly head once again... Let the flames commence!! 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>
To: hallgrenn <hallgrenn at aol.com>
Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 5:35 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue


I was going to suggest the HRPT also, Bob beat me to it! Also the other
thing that I would consider is the voltage regulator.
Harry Smith
1963 Rampside
Coral Springs, FL

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:30 PM, <hallgrenn at aol.com> wrote:

>
>
> I'll bet you've got more accessories (i.e. more load) on your system than
> when it was built.  That said the red wire at the engine firewall
> connection is the first place I'd look.  I'll bet you'll see signs of
> overheating.  Bridging that connection with a new connector outside the
> block worked for me on my '64 Greenbrier.  I also had a problem after I
> bridged it that was completely new to me--the wrapped wiring bundle about
> two feet toward the front of the Gbrier (in front of the firewall
> harness)had been rubbing slowly on the suspension frame for decades and the
> red wire grounded itself there.  Everything was working fine the night
> before and everything was dead the next morning.  Took a couple of hours to
> find that one.
>
> Bob
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