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Blu Dice · 12-12-2014, 08:15 AM

Drove the '52 in to work today - cold out mid 20s - lights & heat blower on. AMP gauge started showing a discharge while cruising, then jumped back and forth, then started showing a charge as it should. Very weird. So where do I start - battery is fairly new, belt is tight, wiring is ok - not pertect. I've only have had this car a month so many unknowns.

alanwoodieman · 12-12-2014, 08:26 AM

voltage regulator is likely the culprit, check around and find a generater repair shop and take both the gen and the voltage reg to them-they should set the two to work together

Old Henry · 12-12-2014, 09:12 AM

Sounds like what mine has done when the brushes in the generator are worn out. Sometimes they touch the commutator and work. Sometimes they don't. Then one day they don't any more. They're a fairly easy and cheap do it yourself job to replace. I'd check those first.

butchbov · 12-15-2014, 12:37 PM

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Blu, Take your generator & regulator down to Anderson’s Auto Supply in Spencer. It’s a father-son shop & they can do just about anything.

Walking into their shop is a step back in time.

You might want to call to check their hours; (812) 829-2376

You might also check to see if they will check it out in the car. I’ve heard they do that some.

It’s only about 50 miles from Plainfield.

Anderson's Auto Supply
148 West Jefferson Street
Spencer, IN 47460

12-12-2014, 08:15 AM	#1
Blu Dice Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Plainfield, IN Posts: 360	AMP gauge acting up!! Drove the '52 in to work today - cold out mid 20s - lights & heat blower on. AMP gauge started showing a discharge while cruising, then jumped back and forth, then started showing a charge as it should. Very weird. So where do I start - battery is fairly new, belt is tight, wiring is ok - not pertect. I've only have had this car a month so many unknowns.

12-12-2014, 08:26 AM	#2
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: AMP gauge acting up!! voltage regulator is likely the culprit, check around and find a generater repair shop and take both the gen and the voltage reg to them-they should set the two to work together

12-12-2014, 09:12 AM	#3
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: AMP gauge acting up!! Sounds like what mine has done when the brushes in the generator are worn out. Sometimes they touch the commutator and work. Sometimes they don't. Then one day they don't any more. They're a fairly easy and cheap do it yourself job to replace. I'd check those first. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

12-15-2014, 12:37 PM	#4
butchbov Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bloomfield, Indiana Posts: 84	Re: AMP gauge acting up!! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Blu, Take your generator & regulator down to Anderson’s Auto Supply in Spencer. It’s a father-son shop & they can do just about anything. Walking into their shop is a step back in time. You might want to call to check their hours; (812) 829-2376 You might also check to see if they will check it out in the car. I’ve heard they do that some. It’s only about 50 miles from Plainfield. Anderson's Auto Supply 148 West Jefferson Street Spencer, IN 47460 __________________ Butch In a world filled with stress it is better to give than to receive.