RE: IML: Dipping Ammeter - Fixed

[Kenyon Wills <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>]

You guys missed my last post (but thanks for thinking
on this problem).  

The widnsheild wiper motor was freaking out and
frozen.  The circuit breaker in there was tripping on
and off.  Disconnected wire and now we're fine till it
rains.  I think I know where there might be some spare
wiper motors.... Should be fine.

-Kenyon


--- Steve Tenpenny <10penny@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Kenyon,
> Have you thought to check the hold down screw (band)
> on the condenser in the
> distributor? If it is lose, or cracked, you will get
> this same symptom.
> Steve
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of JIM LORENZEN
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 12:47 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: IML: Dipping Ammeter - 1972
> 
> Hi Kenyon,
> 
> Due to moving my 94 year old mother in I've got way
> behind in my e-mails.
> Your situation with your '72 sounds remarkably
> simular to the problem I had 
> in my '79 Lincoln Continental Collector's Series. It
> turned out to be the 
> internal voltage regulator in the alternator.  Since
> it sounds like you have
> 
> a regulator seperate from the alternator you'll get
> off cheaper than I did 
> if that is the problem.  My alternator always
> checked out fine but from time
> 
> to time would kill the car sometimes taking the ECU
> with it.
> Good Luck.
> 
> Jim L. in OR
>     '60 Crown 4dr Southampton
>     '62 Crown 4dr Southampton
> 
> PS   "gas money" coming to the site from me today.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kenyon Wills" <imperialist1960@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "IML" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:09 AM
> Subject: IML: Dipping Ammeter - 1972
> 
> 
> > The 72 is becoming more complete and I am driving
> it
> > regularly now, so I am in the process of sorting
> it.
> >
> > Car has a new battery, rebuilt alternator, and new
> > (solid state, stock) voltage regulator.  Wires
> seem
> > OK, although they are originals.
> >
> > The socket where the loom goes into the firewall
> was
> > cleaned with contact cleaner and solidly
> re-attached
> > (or so I think).
> >
> >
> >
> > Problem:
> >
> > The ammeter dips regularly.  When it does so, the
> > voltage drop is bad enough to stall the engine or
> at
> > least make it stumble.  Killed the engine a few
> times.
> >
> >
> > This engine stumble symptom is when the car is at
> idle
> > and the alternator is presumably putting out less
> > current or the engine does not have the momentum
> to
> > keep going.  Above-idle driving is not obviously
> > affected by the dipping, although it is still
> present
> > on the gauge at the same rate.
> >
> > The dipping is displayed on the ammeter as the
> needle
> > moving 15% down from a slight C to a slight D,
> almost
> > like when the turn signal is applied on the older
> > cars.
> >
> > The frequency is consistent for the most part, and
> > happens perhaps every 30 seconds or so.  Maybe
> more,
> > maybe less, but in other words it is repetetive
> but
> > not so frequent that it seems tied to anything in
> the
> > engine, as it is not affected by engine speed in
> any
> > way - it's just more obvious when RPM is down.
> >
> > Also:  When lights are on at night, the lighting
> also
> > dips concurrent to these pulses.
> >
> > It is not present when engine is off, so far as I
> > know.
> >
> > Did I mention that I dislike electrical stuff more
> > than anything else?
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.  How do I trace this or figure out why it's
> funky?
> >
> >
> > 2.  Sound familiar to anyone?
> >
> > Kenyon Wills
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