Re: [Chevelle-list] alternator stopped charging new with old
You probably have an old DN model. You can't use the external regulator with an internal one. It's one or the other. If your not concerned about being correct as far as originality, I would suggest you move up to a SI alternator. A 12SI 94 amp is simple to install. They're are several sites to help you do this. These are a couple of links for you to look at. This is a good article... http://hotrod.com/techarticles/pit/index15.html also M.A.D. has alot of info. http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/delcoremy.shtml The fact that you have a serpentine belt means nothing as far as which alt. you have. You can put that belt on just about anything with the right pulleys. Hope this helps you out. I did this swap to a 12 SI on my '66. You won't regret it. Especially if your in a slow cruise. And if you add air, radio amp, elect. fans, etc later on you'll be all set with enough amps to run everything. --- Al Hembd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure if it is a 10si or a 12si it has a serpentine belt. The battery is good it holds a charge. The car does not run when the battery cable is pulled off. The car dies. Is it ok to run the old voltage regulator with the alt that has the built in regulator. When I turn the key on with out the car running should I have 12 voltage at the alt and what wire should it be. I believe that on the alt, on the back where the wires plug in there is the letter F on one side and not sure the letter on the other side of the plug in. I am going to take the alt off and have it checked. But back again to the switched hot wire to the alt? If there is not a hot to the alt do I go back to the external voltage regulator. Thanks AL - Original Message - From: Bow Tie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] alternator stopped charging new with old What do you mean by new style alternator? Is it a 10SI or 12 SI? If it is, it has an internal regulator. If it's a DN old style you have an external regulator. You will only have as many volts at the alt. as you have in the battery with the car not running. You can check the alt. With a volt meter on DC you can check at the battery or on the bus bar of your horn relay(10 ga. red wire) while the engine is running at about 2400 rpm. You should show about 14.5 volts. If not, take your alt. to a store that can check it. This test is not always accurate. You may have a bad alt. and the thing will test good. The charging wire going to the regulator will be a 20 ga. red. It should be the 2nd wire from the pass. side. You may have a weak battery also that won't hold a charge. --- Al Hembd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question I have a 70 Chevelle SS and when I got it a new style alternator and the original voltage regulator is on it. and it stopped charging. This is my question. When I turn on the key should I have 12 volts to the alt, and from what lead coming out of the old regulator should it be. If I don't should I replace the old regulator or should I bypass it. If I do? how do I do it and still keep the idiot light working normal. I need to fix this because I will be going on a car cruse on OCT. 10. Thanks AL __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Chevelle-list] dash lights fuse
Does anybody know the number of the fuse for the dash instrument lights? It's the short fuse all the way on the bottom of the 1969 fuse block. I am guessing SFE-4 because that's what my 1968 Olds called for and the El Camino fuse block does indicate that it should be a 4A fuse. I have a AGW-5 here but it seems too long to fit into the spot (even though it's shorter than my other fuses). Thanks, John Nasta
[Chevelle-list] CLOSEST THING TO BEINGA CELEBRITY! (OWNING A CHEVELLE SS CONV'T)
Amazing. I'm done with it, owning something like this is wonderful! But I want to work on my business,.. '68 Chevelle SS CONVERTIBLE (origional w/ extras) Origional engine, origional tranny, matching numbers, some extras, in number 3 condition. Make an offer, become famious for a few $ dollars per gallon,...Astound people. Resell in a few years, double your profit. Have fun, life is short, nothing like it on the road around you today. Call me: 352-486-5039, we'll talk. --John PS: This is not a fire sale.
[Chevelle-list] Rims
Hi guys I bought a set of early 70's Chevelle SS rims (15"). I am planning on putting them on my 68 Chevelle. I was wondering what size would be acceptable. I am looking for a nice wide stance but nothing real crazy. Anybody have any prefferences or ideas?? I am also looking at getting them chromed. I think they where originally a dark grey but they would look sweet chromed. Any thoughts on that? Thanks Ryan
[Chevelle-list] Rims
Sorry guys... I was looking for input on what size of tires to put on the rims...just read my own email and noticed it... DUH Sorry Ryan
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
How wide are your rims, and what's your offset? - Original Message - From: Ryan Langstraat To: Chevelle Chat Forum Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:31 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Rims Hi guys I bought a set of early 70's Chevelle SS rims (15"). I am planning on putting them on my 68 Chevelle. I was wondering what size would be acceptable. I am looking for a nice wide stance but nothing real crazy. Anybody have any prefferences or ideas?? I am also looking at getting them chromed. I think they where originally a dark grey but they would look sweet chromed. Any thoughts on that? Thanks Ryan
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
Larry The rims are 15 x7's. Now time for a rookie question how do you accuratly measure offset? Thanks Ryan
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
Go to wheelvintiques or a bunch of other sites and get a good instruction. better than explaining here long and winded. mike --- Ryan Langstraat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Larry The rims are 15 x7's. Now time for a rookie question how do you accuratly measure offset? Thanks Ryan __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
[Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
Hi guys. I have a 350 that is still factory original ('87), and was
built to run on 87 octane and has for years. Lately, it has pinged and
rattled a lot and I tried 93 octane and that really made a difference. My
question is what has happened (worn out?) to cause the need for the extra
octane?
Any ideas?
Thanks, Brian
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Re: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
simple,,carbon has built up on the top of your pistons,,in effect raising
your compression slightly,hence requiring a higher octane fuel.
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
Hi guys. I have a 350 that is still factory original ('87), and was
built to run on 87 octane and has for years. Lately, it has pinged and
rattled a lot and I tried 93 octane and that really made a difference. My
question is what has happened (worn out?) to cause the need for the extra
octane?
Any ideas?
Thanks, Brian
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Re: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
Maybe the timing has jumped ahead a bit, a tooth or so on the timing
chain would increase the timing and cause some detonation that would
get better with higher octane. I'm probably wrong, but if the engine
has enough miles it could be possible.
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On Sep 15, 2005, at 8:39 PM, Brian Knight wrote:
Hi guys. I have a 350 that is still factory original ('87), and was
built to run on 87 octane and has for years. Lately, it has pinged and
rattled a lot and I tried 93 octane and that really made a difference.
My question is what has happened (worn out?) to cause the need for the
extra octane?
Any ideas?
Thanks, Brian
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Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
i have 15 inch rallys on my chevelle 7's in the front and 8's in the bac i run 225 70 on front anf 255 70 on rear they fill the wheel house up and with air shocks down give it kinda a tubed out look
Re: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
I thought of that but didn't think it could build up that much. It has
130,000 miles on it. Any suggestions short of a rebuild? It runs great for
the mileage it has.
Thanks, Brian
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Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:43:23 -0500
simple,,carbon has built up on the top of your pistons,,in effect raising
your compression slightly,hence requiring a higher octane fuel.
- Original Message -
From: Brian Knight [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:39 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Octane (OT)
Hi guys. I have a 350 that is still factory original ('87), and was
built to run on 87 octane and has for years. Lately, it has pinged and
rattled a lot and I tried 93 octane and that really made a difference.
My
question is what has happened (worn out?) to cause the need for the
extra
octane?
Any ideas?
Thanks, Brian
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Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
I believe the rims have a 4" back space with "0" offset. Thanks Ryan
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
My 68 had 15 x 7 Rally wheels when I got it with 245-60 Goodrich T/A's on it. I didn't have any rub problems the car handled good. Today I mounted my new 225-70-14 Red Stripes on the car with stock 14 x 6 steel wheels and the factory SS 396 wheel covers. I'm going for the original look, to me, the red stripes look a lot better. If anyone on the list is interested in these wheels tires (tires have about 5K miles), let me know, they are for sale. I haven't set a price yet, I just now took them off. To me, chrome looks good on dark colors, not as good on light colors. JMO BillL At 06:31 PM 9/15/2005, you wrote: Hi guys I bought a set of early 70's Chevelle SS rims (15). I am planning on putting them on my 68 Chevelle. I was wondering what size would be acceptable. I am looking for a nice wide stance but nothing real crazy. Anybody have any prefferences or ideas?? I am also looking at getting them chromed. I think they where originally a dark grey but they would look sweet chromed. Any thoughts on that?
[Chevelle-list] FW wheel code
I have some 15 x 7 Rally wheels with a FW code. Any of you know what they're off of?? TIA BillL
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
Bill, I agree that chrome looks better on dark color cars. With light colors they almost get lost in paint and that defeats the purpose of the chrome in the first place..
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
Bill, You have any pics of your car with the wheels/tires you want to sell? A link? Larry Shouse - Original Message - From: Bill Lessenberry To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims My 68 had 15 x 7 Rally wheels when I got it with 245-60 Goodrich T/A's on it. I didn't have any rub problems the car handled good. Today I mounted my new 225-70-14Red Stripes on the car with stock 14 x 6 steel wheels and the factory SS 396 wheel covers. I'm going for the original look, to me, the red stripes look a lot better. If anyone on the list is interested in these wheels tires (tires have about 5K miles), let me know, they are for sale. I haven't set a price yet, I just now took them off.To me, chrome looks good on dark colors, not as good on light colors. JMOBillLAt 06:31 PM 9/15/2005, you wrote: Hi guysI bought a set of early 70's Chevelle SS rims (15"). I am planning on putting them on my 68 Chevelle. I was wondering what size would be acceptable. I am looking for a nice wide stance but nothing real crazy. Anybody have any prefferences or ideas?? I am also looking at getting them chromed. I think they where originally a dark grey but they would look sweet chromed. Any thoughts on that?
Re: [Chevelle-list] Rims
Here ya' go--http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/Ark68SS/ I think this still works, if it doesn't let me know I'll find it again. BillL At 09:01 PM 9/15/2005, you wrote: Bill, You have any pics of your car with the wheels/tires you want to sell? A link?
Re: [Chevelle-list] alternator stopped charging new with old
I have the 12si alt and the sites helped. I am pulling off the alt tomorrow and tossing it. Then rewiring it to eliminate the external regulator. Thanks, you saved me allot of time. Al - Original Message - From: Bow Tie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] alternator stopped charging new with old You probably have an old DN model. You can't use the external regulator with an internal one. It's one or the other. If your not concerned about being correct as far as originality, I would suggest you move up to a SI alternator. A 12SI 94 amp is simple to install. They're are several sites to help you do this. These are a couple of links for you to look at. This is a good article... http://hotrod.com/techarticles/pit/index15.html also M.A.D. has alot of info. http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/delcoremy.shtml The fact that you have a serpentine belt means nothing as far as which alt. you have. You can put that belt on just about anything with the right pulleys. Hope this helps you out. I did this swap to a 12 SI on my '66. You won't regret it. Especially if your in a slow cruise. And if you add air, radio amp, elect. fans, etc later on you'll be all set with enough amps to run everything. --- Al Hembd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not sure if it is a 10si or a 12si it has a serpentine belt. The battery is good it holds a charge. The car does not run when the battery cable is pulled off. The car dies. Is it ok to run the old voltage regulator with the alt that has the built in regulator. When I turn the key on with out the car running should I have 12 voltage at the alt and what wire should it be. I believe that on the alt, on the back where the wires plug in there is the letter F on one side and not sure the letter on the other side of the plug in. I am going to take the alt off and have it checked. But back again to the switched hot wire to the alt? If there is not a hot to the alt do I go back to the external voltage regulator. Thanks AL - Original Message - From: Bow Tie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Chevelle Mailing List Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] alternator stopped charging new with old What do you mean by new style alternator? Is it a 10SI or 12 SI? If it is, it has an internal regulator. If it's a DN old style you have an external regulator. You will only have as many volts at the alt. as you have in the battery with the car not running. You can check the alt. With a volt meter on DC you can check at the battery or on the bus bar of your horn relay(10 ga. red wire) while the engine is running at about 2400 rpm. You should show about 14.5 volts. If not, take your alt. to a store that can check it. This test is not always accurate. You may have a bad alt. and the thing will test good. The charging wire going to the regulator will be a 20 ga. red. It should be the 2nd wire from the pass. side. You may have a weak battery also that won't hold a charge. --- Al Hembd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a question I have a 70 Chevelle SS and when I got it a new style alternator and the original voltage regulator is on it. and it stopped charging. This is my question. When I turn on the key should I have 12 volts to the alt, and from what lead coming out of the old regulator should it be. If I don't should I replace the old regulator or should I bypass it. If I do? how do I do it and still keep the idiot light working normal. I need to fix this because I will be going on a car cruse on OCT. 10. Thanks AL __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[Chevelle-list] Posi
So, I have heard a lot of opinions as to the merits of having positraction. I am thinking about adding it to my Chevelle and wondering what the list thinks about it. I have a 71 SS convertible. 350 with a 350 TH. Thanks, Mark
