sfapsey
August 10th, 2009, 03:44 PM
I have been put in charge of sorting out a Unique 289 Cobra my father purchased a few years ago.
The initial problem started with the starter not turning over the car when it was hot. My father replaced the starter motor, selenoid and also wrapped the starter with insulation. None of this fixed the problem. He then determined the charging system was not working and replaced the alternator since he thought the battery voltage was dropping while he drove and that was why it would not start. Still the charging system did not work. He checked the voltage regulator and the terminals were burnt up. He purchased a Select voltage regulator from an O'riely autopart store and has not been able to work on the car because of health reasons.
Now I am in the picture. The Select voltage regulator has the same connection lables as the older voltage regulator so I wired it in the same way. I started the car but the charging system still does not seem to work. I put a meter on the battery and the battery voltage goes down a couple of tenths of volts when the engine is running(12.2 VDC). At this point I am not sure where to start trouble shooting the car as I have no idea of where the wires going to the voltage regulator go. The Alternator my father purchased was a reconditioned alternator, should I have it checked?
Questions I have.
1-Do the alternators on these cars autput an AC or DC volatage?
2-Anybody know what the terminals from the Voltage regulator go? There is an F,I, and B connections.
3-Is there a specific regulator for these cars? The only documentation I found in the Select voltage regulator was that it was for a Ford engine.
4-How can I check the voltage regulator is working.
Any help anyone can provide would be appreciated as I would like to sort these problems for him so he can drive the car when he heals up.
sfapsey
The initial problem started with the starter not turning over the car when it was hot. My father replaced the starter motor, selenoid and also wrapped the starter with insulation. None of this fixed the problem. He then determined the charging system was not working and replaced the alternator since he thought the battery voltage was dropping while he drove and that was why it would not start. Still the charging system did not work. He checked the voltage regulator and the terminals were burnt up. He purchased a Select voltage regulator from an O'riely autopart store and has not been able to work on the car because of health reasons.
Now I am in the picture. The Select voltage regulator has the same connection lables as the older voltage regulator so I wired it in the same way. I started the car but the charging system still does not seem to work. I put a meter on the battery and the battery voltage goes down a couple of tenths of volts when the engine is running(12.2 VDC). At this point I am not sure where to start trouble shooting the car as I have no idea of where the wires going to the voltage regulator go. The Alternator my father purchased was a reconditioned alternator, should I have it checked?
Questions I have.
1-Do the alternators on these cars autput an AC or DC volatage?
2-Anybody know what the terminals from the Voltage regulator go? There is an F,I, and B connections.
3-Is there a specific regulator for these cars? The only documentation I found in the Select voltage regulator was that it was for a Ford engine.
4-How can I check the voltage regulator is working.
Any help anyone can provide would be appreciated as I would like to sort these problems for him so he can drive the car when he heals up.
sfapsey