| Chassis battery side diagnosis [message #204746] |
Mon, 15 April 2013 15:12  |
Don A
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Registered: October 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
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Recently there have been some great guides for diagnoising the house side electric problems. What about the chassis side?
Just driving down the road, enjoying the beautiful Spring ride and the motor looses power and quits. No bangs or noise, no alarm from the volt meter - no nothing. And then when I got stopped, still nothing when I tried to start, no solenoid click. When I push the boost button it fires right up and runs fine until I let go. So it isn't the module in the HEI distributor. The neutral safety switch shouldn't have killed the engine. Does the NSS come into play when you try to start off the house battery? Took the alternator in for a test and they say it is ok. Actually said it was a heavy duty one for a Cad more than an Olds and in fine condition.  yea I guess. So now what, have to look for some kind of possible short that killed the alt output and let it run on the battery until it went down? Wasn't a loose cable at the alt as it was a bear to get the APC loose to get it out.
I know, just check one thing at a time. At least it is not the house side with a zillion added on, undocumented circuits.
Any ideas where to start? Thanks
Don Adams Dallas, TX
'76 26' Glenbrook, '90 Sidekick
rebuilt by R Archer, powered by J Bounds, Koba
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