RE: Electrical issue

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This issue comes and goes. I removed the headlights and ground off the 
new paint for the headlight grounds, borrowed the electronic regulator 
from the Polara to test, even unhooked the battery while the car was 
running. As soon as I turn the headlights on, the car dies at idle, but 
if the engine is revved up a little it stays running. The only wiring 
that was unhooked for painting was the headlights. I assume since the 
car stays running with the battery unhooked the alternator is good, 
right? I've been told it may be a bad ground, but I haven't had a chance 
to check any other possibilities yet. Any more suggestions? Here's a 
links to some quick pics I took, but the weather wasn't the best. Stay 
back 20 feet from the pics guys! Some pics are at the Winter Classic is 
Columbus.
http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/Ledman_70/Dart/

Jeff Adams wrote:
> 
> Hey guys, the Dart developed an electrical issue on the way to the 
> Winter Classic that I thought was a carb issue at first. It would die 
> when I slowed to an idle and seemed like the throttle linkage was 
> dropping off the high idle cam. I swapped out the carb this afternoon 
> and the issue continued, so I did some more troubltshooting and 
> discovered any time I put a load on the electrical system...hit the 
> brake, turned on the lights, etc, the engine died if at an idle. I 
> haven't had any more time to work on it, but it seems to me to be either 
> 
> the altenator is failing at an idle, or the regulator is going out. What 
> 
> do you guys think?
> 
> Jeff Adams
> 64 Polara



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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