68 dies when I pull the headlight switch.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
68 dies when I pull the headlight switch.
If I rev it up it will not die. I always thought it was the vaccuum, but all that is leak free. Also will not crank with the **** on.
Any ideas.
Any ideas.
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the alternator would not prevent restarting the car.. if you want to know if the alt is bad, go out start the car, and disconnect the battery, if it stays running your probably good. though, in general i would say, if you car is still starting after several starts, your alternator is probably fine. an overall voltage problem doesnt exactly sound right either.. maybe one of the wires is grounding out?? does it happen with "running lights"/halfway, or all lights/all the way out? what bearing is squeeking, where is the sound coming from? maybe the squeeking is arcing?
good luck!
Josh
good luck!
Josh
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the alternator would not prevent restarting the car.. if you want to know if the alt is bad, go out start the car, and disconnect the battery, if it stays running your probably good. though, in general i would say, if you car is still starting after several starts, your alternator is probably fine. an overall voltage problem doesnt exactly sound right either.. maybe one of the wires is grounding out?? does it happen with "running lights"/halfway, or all lights/all the way out? what bearing is squeeking, where is the sound coming from? maybe the squeeking is arcing?
good luck!
Josh
good luck!
Josh
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Maybe the ignition is being starved. You could try something simple.
Make a little jumper and clip one end to the pos coil term and the other end to the pos post on alt , start the engine , turn headlights on . (Remove jumper to turn engine off.)
Does your car have one of those white ceramic ballast resistors mounted on the firewall ?
Make a little jumper and clip one end to the pos coil term and the other end to the pos post on alt , start the engine , turn headlights on . (Remove jumper to turn engine off.)
Does your car have one of those white ceramic ballast resistors mounted on the firewall ?
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St. Jude Donor '07
This sounds about right for my car. I have always had grounding issues with the dash.
It's funny that you can rev it up and the switch works. Once on the car works fine.
I think the bearing noise is the alt. also. Only makes the noise under load.
It's funny that you can rev it up and the switch works. Once on the car works fine.
I think the bearing noise is the alt. also. Only makes the noise under load.
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