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shittyslant6 said:
I think its trying to kill me.
The amount of times its just shut off in intersections is alarming. That was 6 I believe.
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My Duster is dead right now. Couldn’t start it last week. But it never left me sitting on the road. Battery is recharged and ready to try again when I get a chance.
 
shittyslant6 said:
I think its trying to kill me.
The amount of times its just shut off in intersections is alarming. That was 6 I believe.
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You need to duplicate the problem without being in an intersection.
Foot on brake, vacuum booster, transmission load and brake lamps illuminated. Low voltage and it quits. Get a voltmeter to put under dash.
 
zkx14 said:
My Duster is dead right now. Couldn’t start it last week. But it never left me sitting on the road. Battery is recharged and ready to try again when I get a chance.
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Yeah if the new VR and the Alternator don't fix it, i am just going to buy a new wiring harness.
 
There is tons of info on our charging systems here on fabo. So a search is in your best interest.
 
Tooljunkie said:
You need to duplicate the problem without being in an intersection.
Foot on brake, vacuum booster, transmission load and brake lamps illuminated. Low voltage and it quits. Get a voltmeter to put under dash.
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Could I see the same change at the ammeter?
I know it was constantly discharging when it was running, and it really went down FAST whenever I turned the headlights on.
 
Tooljunkie said:
Simple wiring. Why go to such extreme?
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its not the only thing wrong with the wiring.
just all the little gremlins that it has.
nothing too extreme, just problems that fix themselves with no sign of anything wrong. Every once in a while the key will just do nothing. Its been fine for a few months, but when it happens it is just a ***** to deal with.
 
shittyslant6 said:
its not the only thing wrong with the wiring.
just all the little gremlins that it has.
nothing too extreme, just problems that fix themselves with no sign of anything wrong. Every once in a while the key will just do nothing. Its been fine for a few months, but when it happens it is just a ***** to deal with.
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also the rear running lights just stop working now and then, but when I look for shorts, or bad grounds, everything is fine.
 
shittyslant6 said:
Could I see the same change at the ammeter?
I know it was constantly discharging when it was running, and it really went down FAST whenever I turned the headlights on.
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Ammeters are so passé. Ignore it and get a voltmeter.
 
shittyslant6 said:
its not the only thing wrong with the wiring.
just all the little gremlins that it has.
nothing too extreme, just problems that fix themselves with no sign of anything wrong. Every once in a while the key will just do nothing. Its been fine for a few months, but when it happens it is just a ***** to deal with.
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I know I am old but it has been my experience that electrical problems do not fix themselves. Tooljunkie has forgotten more about troubleshooting than most of us will ever know. Listen to him grasshopper and save yourself hours and hours of grief plus a whole boatload of cash! We are all rooting for you as it is very cool to have your youth and enthusiasm aboard!
 
Sublime one said:
I know I am old but it has been my experience that electrical problems do not fix themselves. Tooljunkie has forgotten more about troubleshooting than most of us will ever know. Listen to him grasshopper and save yourself hours and hours of grief plus a whole boatload of cash! We are all rooting for you as it is very cool to have your youth and enthusiasm aboard!
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I am definitely trying to soak up as much info from everyone as possible, I'll get my voltmeter out when I put the new parts on to make sure it's fixed.
 
shittyslant6 said:
I am definitely trying to soak up as much info from everyone as possible, I'll get my voltmeter out when I put the new parts on to make sure it's fixed.
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I’m just gonna say this, follow theses guy’s advice... to the LETTER. don’t make the mistake I made
 
Wish i made a video at this point in time. Alternator troubleshooting and wiring. Lets see what is bouncing around fabo…brb!

fail! So lets see what you have first of all. Install your new alt/reg and leave battery disconnected for the time being. I want pics of regulator mounted and connected. Same with alternator. And proof of battery grounds to firewall engine and battery.
If you do not have a volt meter,you should.
 
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Unconventional said:
The beginnings of it should be visible right now in your time zone.
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Crystal clear. Been sitting out here for the last hr. Hasn’t changed. Local paper says the start of the partial for us is 0208-0230. With full eclipse near 0430.
 
Bakersfield, Ca. PST


Partial lunar eclipse visible
Magnitude: 0.9742
Duration:6 hours, 1 minute, 31 seconds
Penumbral begins:Nov 18 at 8:02:09 pm
Partial begins:Nov 18 at 9:18:42 pm
Maximum:Nov 18 at 11:02:55 pm
Partial ends:Nov 19 at 12:47:04 am
Penumbral ends:Nov 19 at 2:03:40 am
Times shown in local time (UTC-10)
This day was cloudy 64% of the time (since 2000)

As the last line says the Marines* will have set up camp by the time it begins. :mad:

* marine layer/fog/overcast
 
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