<VV> Car Battery Failure - 3rd Time

[EUGENE1938@aol.com]

mandolin@rochester.rr.com writes:
We will check the spark plugs tomorrow when they are cool.  Could the
alternator be bad or going bad and not charging or could there be a short in
the wiring?  The engine wire harness and the voltage regulator are both new
and the starter is rebuilt

Sam,
I'd bet on the alternator being bad.  The battery was going down below the 
voltage
needed to run the engine and when you shut it off the battery would recover 
and 
run the system again for a short time till it fell below the critical voltage 
again.  
Just take the alternator into a FLAPS and get it tested.  Tell them to be 
sure to 
test it under a load and have them run it for a few minutes to see if it 
fails as it 
heats up the internal electronics.  If you need to replace it they won't have 
one 
for a Corvair.  Just get one for a 65-69 Cadillac or Buick or a Chevrolet 
with A/C.  
You can change front frame and pulley to make it work on a Corvair.  Make 
sure 
they test it right out of the box, because once you open the case you void 
the 
warranty at most places.

Ed Corson (CORSA member)
IECC - Riverside, CA