The issue with your turn signals at slow idle leads me to think you may still have a charging issue. Again, I think it is related to a poor ground someplace, or other type of bad connection. The alternator should put out enough power for the turn signal to operate at a constant rate even at low rpm.
See if your dash lights come on again the next time you turn on the lights. One of the needles in one of the gauges could be shorting out after a time, shutting down the system. That problem should be pretty easy to isolate and fix.
Paul W.
Thanks all for the input. I'm crossing my fingers that the Imp is finally
driveable - oops I just jinxed it.
I used the Imperial to run some errands and take a little drive around town just
to see how everything was working and what problems might show up. It seems to
be charging the battery, I'm going to run an electrical test on it this weekend.
I had the headlights on all the while, everything seems fine. I mentioned the
ammeter never ticking over to the "charge" side....well that changed when I
adjusted the power seat, it showed a charge then. Man, that seat motor draws
some current!
Unfortunately the electroluminescents went out sometime while I was letting it
idle last night. Darned car, if it's not one thing it's five others. *sigh*
However, the power antennae works wonderfully....it's hooked up to a radio that
needs new tubes and both speakers have disintegrated, but the antennae works.
One odd thing, and this was going on before the new wiring harness and
alternator: the turn signal works normally as long as I keep the rpm's up, say
600+. However when I'm stopped at an intersection with the brakes applied, the
signal slows a lot and frequently just stops blinking. If I use my left foot on
the brake and raise the engine speed a tad, the signal picks up speed. I have a
new "blinker" but haven't installed it. Anyone have an idea what that could be
a symptom of?
Applying the brakes cuts the engine idle some as well. I suspect I'm leaking
vaccuum somewhere - another item to repair.
Thanks all again,
Donn Reese
1960 Custom 4dr HDTP
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