Subject: RE: Eldorado Wiring Problem - HELP
Author: Zerhackermann
Date: Jun 3, 2002, 1:30 PM
Post ID: 1710367387
This is gonna sound silly.
Check the battery connections. They may *feel* tight....
I had the ambo quit on me this morning. Dead. No lights. I stopped and
examined it carefully. Then turned the key and it fired up. Huh? I rode
another few hundred yards. It dies again. This time I leave the key on
and wiggle some stuff and check the fuses.
After about 20 minutes I figured out it was the negative cable. It had
worked loose just enough that it felt tight..but heat or vibration would
kill the connection.
Simple stuff first.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Cox [mailto:Joe.-@ALLTEL.com]
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 6:46 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Eldorado Wiring Problem - HELP
Dave,
I'm seeking some electronic help and given that you are hard core
looper, perhaps you can help.
I'm restoring a 1972 Eldorado for a friend. I've done a ton of work and
the bike is starting to look great.
I'm having a wiring problem.
When I finished rebuilding the right cylinder, I fired the bike up and
it ran great.
However, I noticed a white spark near the voltage regulator when I
started the bike.
I shut the bike down to fix an oil leak
When I attempted to restart the bike, it turned over about 5 or 6 times
and stoped.
When this occured, I was DOA. Nothing. No lights anywhere and it was
basically dead.
Since then, I have traced the power throughout the bike.
I have juice going to the igniton switch and onward to the headlight
fuse panel.
All of the fuses are OK and I have juice going into the fuse panel and
out of the fuse panel.
I pulled the starter and had it checked. It hangs a little, but other
than that it turns great.
I replaced the starter relay switch.
I've check the grounds (battery and voltage regulator) and they look OK.
Got any ideas?
Would a fried voltage regulator cause this problem?
I'm stumped.
Thanks,
Joe Cox