Recent content by wsr1961

You should have pm. That time is fine, and thanks.

Chryco, can you walk me through the process somehow? In all honesty, I don't understand a lot of the terms you used. I am a rookie. I do have a wire running from alt to starter.....sort of. It runs to the fender, where it is bolted down with several other wires. One of those wires runs...

I have several pics of six pack set ups. I think the only difference in mine and the typical 440 set up is the port for vacuum advance is plugged and the vacuum advance on the distributor is connected to the master cylinder. The car is a 1971 440 6 pack clone, and the only thing I have done is...

First, I know very little, so a hi tech answer will be over my head. I notice that the secondaries are linked to a cam by the main throttle. When I move it back and forth, the secondary linkages do not move. I see that there appear to be vacuum devices on the other side of the shafts on the...

Well after about 20 hours of working on the issue I glanced at the specs on the decal under the hood. Idle should be set to 900 RPM. It was running at about 650. I found the idle screw on the six pack and idled it up. Now I am able to run with all accessories on and no apparent voltage loss...

I bought a multimeter and found that the voltage at my alternator is the same as at the battery, so I am not losing power in the wiring. However, the alternator will start out around 13.5V, but after a few minutes it dips into the 12s. If I turn on electric fans and headlights, I drop to 11V...

Thanks, I am probably heading in that direction. I do notice one thing. The positive wire that (I think) should run directly from the alternator to the starter motor runs instead to the fender well, where about five wires converge and are all attached to a bolt on the firewall. One of those...

When I start the engine, voltage starts at around 11 volts, climbs close to 12, then slowly drains down to between 10 and eleven. My thinking is, if I need to run a better cable to the battery to retain voltage, I would rather just buy a battery tray for under the hood and move the battery back...

Help! I changed the voltage regulator and the issue is still there. Here' a little background. Since I bought the car, it has had the same problem. Drive it around for a while and the battery drains, then you havde to jump it off, limp home and charge the battery. One shop claimed to have...

I have a 440 6-pack clone with Frankenstein wiring. The battery is in the trunk. It has a toggle operated electric fan, electric fuel pump, cheap aftermarket radio, and a modern instrument panel with a retro look that I had professionally installed. (Note that my problem existed before the...

Alternator will charge battery only if I do not turn on electric fans in Be Cool radiator. I can turn fan off and alternator will test around 13.8 volts and charge the battery, even with headlights on. However, when I switch on the fans, alternator output drops into the 12 volt range and...

I have a '71 440 six-pack (clone) with a "crate" engine that I figured out is a 1970 maniford for the 3 Holleys and a 1974 440 block. The heads are Edelbrock Performer RPMs with 82cc chambers, it has headers an alegedly a decent street cam. It seems to run well. I had it dyno'ed and the HP...

My "crate" engine is a 1974 block, 1970 intake manifold and Edelbrock Performer RPM aluminum heads, with Hedman headers. I have had it about 10 days. It ran well at first, then one day I went to start it and it had gone from starting at the first turn of the starter to not starting at all. I...

Test light. I don't have the other. I bought the test light because power to the coil in my Challenger kept "disappearing". I traced the problem to the bulkhead connector, cleaned the contacts and hit them with dielectric grease. That's the only electrical experience I have. I had paid a...

Moparleo, Thanks. When I have enough time, I will do as you suggested. For now, I have a quick question about the dome light. When I remove the socket so that I can test the wires where they enter the socket, pink wire is drawing power, yellow is not. The same is true inside the socket on...