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car engine dies #2786148
06/16/20 09:07 PM
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69 dart, added a/c and electric fan, and 100 amp alt. car will die at red lite if you sit to long with a/c and electric cooling fan on. feels like the car looses electrical to engine, but will restart.

Re: car engine dies [Re: 67llite] #2786163
06/16/20 10:10 PM
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Increase the idle speed a couple hundred rpms?
Is the Alt out put as good as it should be?
The AC tends to slow down the engine rpm, so bumping it up a bit may solve the problem.
Most high amp alternator still need to spin at a higher rpm to charge at full capacity, but maybe yours is not putting out as much as it should. I am assuming you upgraded the car wiring and the voltage regulator when you installed the 100 amp alt., if you didn't that is probably your problem. Gene

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thanks i did not upgrade the regulator

Re: car engine dies [Re: poorboy] #2786581
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Originally Posted by poorboy
I am assuming you upgraded the car wiring and the voltage regulator when you installed the 100 amp alt., if you didn't that is probably your problem. Gene


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Re: car engine dies [Re: TJP] #2788270
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engine still died, until i replaced the coil, driving two days and engine still runs

Re: car engine dies [Re: 67llite] #2788378
06/23/20 09:45 AM
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Re: car engine dies [Re: 67llite] #2788403
06/23/20 10:31 AM
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up But you may still want to look at the wiring. The factory wiring was only rated for about 50 amps or so. Some fans by themselves can pull 40+ amps. Keep in mind there are a ton of unknown variables involved on our part beer

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ok thanks guys







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