Bigjim321

That sounds like the same problem I am having with my 87 GL wagon the motor was swapped for another EA82 and the guy broke up with his GF and he lost interest. I got it running but soon as it warms up or you put it in gear she stumbles and after a couple of re starts then it stops and wont restart until its cold again. I thought maybe a head gasket but no coolant is lost. But one thing I noticed is if I can get lucky enough for it to stay running oil smoke starts to burn from the tail pipe. I am gonna mess with the vacuum lines some more and see if I can get that running problem sorted out first.

Ok this post has helped alot in at least finding my direction and lines up with everything I am fighting with. 1. New Alt and battery installed and still not charging. 2. Did the exciter wire on the back of the Alt (White with red stripe) require twelve volts to it to make the regulator work? I saw that it needed voltage but could tell how much. 3. All the gauges and dash lights including the bat and alt light do not work so if the lamp has failed to come on can I jump the connections with 12 volts to see if the exciter fires or do I need to figure out why there is no power to my dash first? If that Carb choke thing is the issue how does that come into play or can I eliminate or by pass that so I can see if my alternator starts working? Some body has wired in a dash switch and it ties into the small harness that goes to the oil and temp wires and disappeared into that cluster of wires? There is a fuse that is missing and the plug in for it is gone. I will have to see if I can find a diagram to tell whats missing.