CS 144 questions
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Schwarzenau / Austria
CS 144 questions
I´ve read already a lot of posts but i´m still not sure.
On upgrading to CS144 is it necessarry to upgrade the battery cable to a higher Amp one or not?
On the 91 there is a terminal behind the battery with the fusible links. Are there any other fusible links anywhere (i.e. at the starter) on the 91 or only behind the battery?
Also i have found a post in the german forum, where they discussed that burned contacts in the starter solenoid are the reason for the dying cs130 alternaters. Anybody experience with this information?
On upgrading to CS144 is it necessarry to upgrade the battery cable to a higher Amp one or not?
On the 91 there is a terminal behind the battery with the fusible links. Are there any other fusible links anywhere (i.e. at the starter) on the 91 or only behind the battery?
Also i have found a post in the german forum, where they discussed that burned contacts in the starter solenoid are the reason for the dying cs130 alternaters. Anybody experience with this information?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Schwarzenau / Austria
cs 144
Yes ok - i´ve seen that many have swapped and didn´t change cables.
BUT if the CS 144 ia able to put out more amp i think it is necessarry to use a battery cable which is also able to handle more amp. Or not?
Any an idea to my other questions?
BUT if the CS 144 ia able to put out more amp i think it is necessarry to use a battery cable which is also able to handle more amp. Or not?
Any an idea to my other questions?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 6,366
Likes: 34
Ideal way to do it is to rewire and put in an inline fuse rated for the amps. I hated the idea of the fusable link when it was suggested that mine may have been bad.
I dont know about the starter info... I replaced my starter and still had dead alternators. I do find that info interesting... How did they come about it?
I dont know about the starter info... I replaced my starter and still had dead alternators. I do find that info interesting... How did they come about it?
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Schwarzenau / Austria
This is an older information, found in the german vette forum. The information comes from company Huber in Switzerland (www.corvettetotal.ch). The said that years ago was a GM information that on some C4 the solenoid contacts can cause trouble on the alternator if they are burned.
There are no detailed information at all but it goes in the direction that the burned contacts pull a lot of add amps during start and after the alternator has much more work and gets hotter to get them back into the batterie which shortens lifetime.
It sounds logical but as i said - no details at all.
The backplate of the solenoid can be taken off by unscrewing and the contacs can be seen after (check if they are burned). Also there is an information that Toyota Denso can deliver them as a spare part.
If anybody is intrested there is the direct link to the post in the german forum: http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...tuser=0&page=2
There are no detailed information at all but it goes in the direction that the burned contacts pull a lot of add amps during start and after the alternator has much more work and gets hotter to get them back into the batterie which shortens lifetime.
It sounds logical but as i said - no details at all.
The backplate of the solenoid can be taken off by unscrewing and the contacs can be seen after (check if they are burned). Also there is an information that Toyota Denso can deliver them as a spare part.
If anybody is intrested there is the direct link to the post in the german forum: http://www.corvetteforum.de/thread.p...tuser=0&page=2
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 1,625
Likes: 1
From: Zagreb, Croatia
I know that CS 130 on my vette started to die when I started to
rev the engine higher. When it was stock, I didn't have any problems.
But when I modded the engine and started to rev it 6k+, it burned
three times in one year.
That's why I went with 144.
144 vs 130
CS-144 is quite larger so some modifications had to be done:
Also, since CS-144 has more Amps capability, I installed new
(thicker) wiring:
Ready to run:
rev the engine higher. When it was stock, I didn't have any problems.
But when I modded the engine and started to rev it 6k+, it burned
three times in one year.
That's why I went with 144.
144 vs 130
CS-144 is quite larger so some modifications had to be done:
Also, since CS-144 has more Amps capability, I installed new
(thicker) wiring:
Ready to run:
Thread Starter
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 49
Likes: 0
From: Schwarzenau / Austria
rev
Higher rev is of course a reason which kills the cs130.
More internal heat in the alternator + more heat from the engine...
I think i will also go with a new cable.
Now - anybody with a 91 who can answer if there are add fusible links or only these behind the battery?
More internal heat in the alternator + more heat from the engine...
I think i will also go with a new cable.
Now - anybody with a 91 who can answer if there are add fusible links or only these behind the battery?
