The Ford Barn

Terry, NJ · 10-14-2016, 01:02 PM

So I started off for the flea market this AM. The car had been running fine! About two miles from the house, she started with a clogged gas line. I blew the line out, dumped the crud in the sediment bowl and she restarted and purred. A couple of miles later, she quit again. So I get out a dump some more crud and blew the line again. Restarted, and we're off again. Pulled into the gas station and shut it down and gassed it up. Tried to start and it would crank but not start.after about 10 minutes of fooling with it, I happen to notice about an 8 amp discharge WITH THE KEY OFF! Hey! what the heck is this? Sub sequent testing and elimination showed that it seemed to be in the charging scircuit (Gen., or cutout) so I disconnected the gen wire. Oh yeah, somewhere in my testing the short went from 8 amps to 18 amps, almost a dead short. This was my most reliable car too!
Terry

10-14-2016, 01:02 PM	#1
Terry, NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks Co, Pa Posts: 3,740	Why didn't it start again? So I started off for the flea market this AM. The car had been running fine! About two miles from the house, she started with a clogged gas line. I blew the line out, dumped the crud in the sediment bowl and she restarted and purred. A couple of miles later, she quit again. So I get out a dump some more crud and blew the line again. Restarted, and we're off again. Pulled into the gas station and shut it down and gassed it up. Tried to start and it would crank but not start.after about 10 minutes of fooling with it, I happen to notice about an 8 amp discharge WITH THE KEY OFF! Hey! what the heck is this? Sub sequent testing and elimination showed that it seemed to be in the charging scircuit (Gen., or cutout) so I disconnected the gen wire. Oh yeah, somewhere in my testing the short went from 8 amps to 18 amps, almost a dead short. This was my most reliable car too! Terry