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  1. Darthomas

    Sudden Battery Death

    Got some necessary shopping done and had oil changed. Bought lunch and parked by the river to eat. Took a one minute video of the snow falling into the river. Stopped maybe 7 minutes. Push the button and R-r- r. ? r-r-..... ? r..... ? That's all, bye bye.... No warning at ALL this time. Buddy...
  2. Darthomas

    Fuel injector question- OK at idle only

    First time driving a car thats not 40 or 50 years old. Have 2013 Charger ex Michigan State Police 5.7L hemi where cyl 2 misfire is dependable and repeatable. Been driving it two weeks now, not a sticking valve, new plugs on cyl 2 and coilpack. 28 mpg when I baby it, but only pulling on 7 under...
  3. Darthomas

    Had alternator hand rewound

    Used local shop to rewind a stator. I think he paralleled two 18 gauge wires in each leg of the wye, and made each pole grouping have 15 turns. Should really honk at idle. Maybe tomorrow morning. This should decrease field current quite a bit, and decrease VR point wear and sticking as much...
  4. Darthomas

    Ammeter on a really HOT day

    With all the recent discussion about voltage regulators and my own tuning of my mechanical regulator, I was intrigued by how I had been driving all day, and after getting stuck in slow traffic, when the temp gauge was "up", the ammeter went into the discharge zone, even with no lights, etc...
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