When the charging system on my '62 LeBaron failed last summer, I discovered
that the failure was caused by corrosion that the connectors to the voltage
regulator. I had bought a new regulator, alternator, battery, and cables, only
to find that when I disconnected the very first wire, I found the problem.
All of those nice brand new parts are still in my garage, and the car is
running fine.
Paul
In a message dated 3/15/2004 12:50:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >I replaced the AC compressor in the 1964. I painted it too well and when I
>put the ground battery >cable into it via the bolt that holds it on, the car
>refused to charge, probably due to poor contact with >the metal. It
>occasionally spiked up, but rarely.
> I doubt your cable was/is the issue as the starter wouldn’t be able to
>crank the engine if the connection was that bad. When cranking you have a
>couple hundred amp load on that cable whereas the generator can only recharge
>somewhere around 40 amps. Since moving the cable made it better you might
>start by looking for poor connections. Reseat the wires on the alt. and pull
>the voltage regulator off, clean the base up good where it grounds to the body
>of the car and reinstall. If that doesn’t get it I would try the voltage
>regulator first then the alt.
> Also check the ground cable between the engine and the body. This can also
>get corroded and cause all sorts of flakey
> problems.
>
> Steve B.
>
>
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