<VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue

jvhroberts at aol.com jvhroberts at aol.com
Fri Mar 15 06:05:30 EDT 2013


 Many of us have. A single data point does NOT make the case!

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
To: harrysmith1957 <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>; hallgrenn <hallgrenn at aol.com>; jvhroberts <jvhroberts at aol.com>
Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 10:59 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue


Why?  I've never had a problem with one in the last thirty years I've been 
running Corvairs!
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
To: <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>; <hallgrenn at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue


>
> And the HRPT rears its ugly head once again... Let the flames commence!!
>
>
>
> John Roberts
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com>
> To: hallgrenn <hallgrenn at aol.com>
> Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thu, Mar 14, 2013 5:35 pm
> Subject: Re: <VV> HELP: Apparent Electrical Issue
>
>
> I was going to suggest the HRPT also, Bob beat me to it! Also the other
> thing that I would consider is the voltage regulator.
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside
> Coral Springs, FL
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 5:30 PM, <hallgrenn at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I'll bet you've got more accessories (i.e. more load) on your system than
>> when it was built.  That said the red wire at the engine firewall
>> connection is the first place I'd look.  I'll bet you'll see signs of
>> overheating.  Bridging that connection with a new connector outside the
>> block worked for me on my '64 Greenbrier.  I also had a problem after I
>> bridged it that was completely new to me--the wrapped wiring bundle about
>> two feet toward the front of the Gbrier (in front of the firewall
>> harness)had been rubbing slowly on the suspension frame for decades and 
>> the
>> red wire grounded itself there.  Everything was working fine the night
>> before and everything was dead the next morning.  Took a couple of hours 
>> to
>> find that one.
>>
>> Bob
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