Posted by Billy NY on May 09, 2009 at 13:09:22 from (74.67.3.238):
On my ole 850 Ford, (12V converted) came home from work one day, dead as a doornail.... hmmm... noticed a hot wire, ( not to battery and only when the ignition is switched on) had come out of a butt connector, probably did not notice it last time I ran it, would this cause an internal voltage regulator to short, once I got it running, saw that it was overcharging now. Well, the battery was good, probably about 7 years worth so far, but something drained it. I'm thinking it's alternator time now and that voltage regulator shorted, but.......
One other odd thing, this is an LP powered 172 cu.in. ford, with an Impco model J vaporizor. Did not want to start once I jumped and or charged up the battery, well uhhhh, no spark or fuel..... ok by myself here so I tried a short snort of ether, definitely got spark so was it not getting fuel, now that is good timing with a dead battery, started to think someone sabotaged me here, so I tapped on the solenoid like thing on the Impco model J like you would on a starter sometimes and this seemed to solve that fuel problem, maybe it hung up but was wondering if something could short in one of those vaporizor solenoids and drain a battery, re-did that vaporizor a few years ago, it's been fine and a fairly easy to start and decent running engine, just seems the darned thing decided to have a mind of it's own since I've been away from it.
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