February 1, 200917 yr Turned on my EA-82 wagon and the rpms shot to around 3k, I let off the gas and it would go to idle and shoot back up on its own lol. After it warmed up it went back to normal, however my voltage stayed realy high something like 16v WTH?
February 1, 200917 yr Turned on my EA-82 wagon and the rpms shot to around 3k, I let off the gas and it would go to idle and shoot back up on its own lol. After it warmed up it went back to normal, however my voltage stayed really high something like 16v WTH? possibly a vacuum leak. I dunno about the high voltage though
February 1, 200917 yr I'm not sure about the weird reving. 16V is too high. Check with a multimeter. back of alternator and battery. They normally should be close. If there is more than some tenths of a volt, check the electrical connections from the alternator to the battery. Should be the big wire on the back with a nut, not the little plug on ones. Looking for high resistance / burned contacts. Possibly one of the fusable links? (check the schematic) Edited February 1, 200917 yr by DaveT sp
February 1, 200917 yr Author DING DING I think we have a winner One of the fusible links is almost dead I think. My car wouldnt start in fact it wouldnt do anything at first and my mechanic told me to jiggle one of the fusible links. So replace that link and check for vacuum leaks?
February 1, 200917 yr Could be the alternator/voltage regulator is bad and the high voltage is screwing with the various solenoids and sensors....
February 2, 200917 yr The voltage COULD be just the RPM revs, but the needle movement shoudn't be abrupt - it should be slow - if you have abrupt moves, you gotta look for shorts somewhere. If it's gone after you got the revs fixed ... then thats probably it.
February 3, 200917 yr Well, as stated before, did you notice any difference in voltage after the fusible link change? If it fixes it, then there you go! If not check your voltage regulator, as stated before. If your voltage regulator is shot, then you'll have to replace it. I'm not sure, but I think that's onboard the alternator, and if it is it'll probably be easier (and cheaper ) to replace the alternator. Twitch
February 3, 200917 yr Author Popped the Fusible link cover and removed all of them. They were all covered in green crap lol. WD-40 and a little screw driver to remove the gunk and some new fusible links solved all the problems with surging RPM and not starting. Thanks all
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