baccaruda Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 My car won't GO (can't generate enough spark?) with the headlights on... turn them off and the car moves reluctantly. the dash is doing weird stuff as well. I'm going to go over the grounding tomorrow.. anything else i should look for? coil? alternator is new BTW. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 change the coil, could help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 also I dont know if your alternator has an internal voltage regulator, or not, but when my volage regulator died, it wreaked havok on all my electronics.. whats your volt meter runnin at while the car is runnign/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Andy, New doesn't necessarily mean good.. you wouldn't be the first guy to get bum 'new' parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted November 17, 2003 Author Share Posted November 17, 2003 well, it's not NEW, it's a few months old NEW.. but i think i have an extra i can throw on and see what happens.. just when i thought i was done with this crap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Definately check your grounds, especially the one from the battery to engine. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Hopefully you have a voltmeter to check things with. If you don't have one already then I would advise you to get one to help with this problem. I would first clean all the connections on the battery posts to see if that helps. The smaller wire on the positive post supplies voltage to the cars accessories so make sure it is ok and that it isn't corrodid internally near the battery. Check the fuselinks for loose connections. To check for bad connections, you can use the voltmeter to measure voltage drop across the wire connection. A good wire connection will have very little voltage drop across it. If you see more than 0.1 volt drop then look for a problem. You can check the ground connections the same way. Your problem may be in the ignition switch or the power relay also but I think you will find the problem in the other things first mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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