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02-10-2014, 10:51 PM
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Pulley Question
Alright so finally got the damn Fox home tonight after the battery/alternator were done and I ran a quick test with my voltmeter, with the car running it's holding mid 13 volts. With the heater, lights and radio on it seems to be holding 13.1-13.3 volts. I'd rather see closer to 14 with all the accessories running...
If I pull off the billet idler pulley where the A/C compressor delete is and replace it with a smaller diameter idler it should in theory spin that alternator (albeit only slightly) harder and generate a little more voltage right?
My other question, kinda related is this... so I pulled up to the gas station, went in, came back out and went to hit the ignition....nothing. Wait a minute, nothing... wait another minute...fires right up. Battery not got enough amps or loose connection somewhere? The damn car is low so I can't just peek down at the starter itself.
Otherwise, this car should be a lot of fun if it dries up outside...lol.
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02-10-2014, 11:45 PM
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You have a loose connection. The only way to make the alternator spin faster is to replace the pulley on the alternator or the main drive pulley. If you make an idler pulley smaller just that pulley is going to spin faster. As long as your making more than like 12.6 Volts your battery will be charging.
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02-11-2014, 09:06 AM
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When you tried to start it at the gas station did it just click like the starter wouldn't spin or just nothing at all? Sounds like the solenoid or starter itself has a bad wire or the parts are bad themselves having higher resistance when hot. Check your grounds too from the engine to frame,firewall,etc...
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02-11-2014, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Adam
When you tried to start it at the gas station did it just click like the starter wouldn't spin or just nothing at all? Sounds like the solenoid or starter itself has a bad wire or the parts are bad themselves having higher resistance when hot. Check your grounds too from the engine to frame,firewall,etc...
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It clicked as if the battery was almost fully drained, not a repeated click. Then this morning it kinda slow cranked a little and then sped up and fired. Thinking it's the solenoid and potentially the battery is too small to be located in the trunk...
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02-11-2014, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 1andonlywhitie
It clicked as if the battery was almost fully drained, not a repeated click. Then this morning it kinda slow cranked a little and then sped up and fired. Thinking it's the solenoid and potentially the battery is too small to be located in the trunk...
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What's the battery grounded to?
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02-11-2014, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam
What's the battery grounded to?
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That I haven't figured out! I crawled under it as best I could as it runs through the trunk floor but I can't find it underneath so maybe to the frame above the gas tank? I need it on a rack to look at it. It's going into TrueStreet on Saturday though so I'll have them go over everything while it's there.
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02-12-2014, 01:43 AM
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It doesn't help that its 30 degrees out.
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