The Ford Barn

rundmt123 · 10-20-2019, 05:12 PM

So just about complete with my restoration of a 1928 Leatherback. This forum has helped me greatly in the process and am facing another issue I am having trouble solving.

I got the car started twice now. Everything rebuild - engine, starter, generator, etc. The first time it ran but dies within a few minutes. Discovered I did not have the generator tight against the belt so figured it just discharged the battery. Fixed that and started it today. Seemed to be running okay so thought I'd take it for it's maiden voyage. The amp meter was showing the generator was putting out the right amperage. Horn sounded and I got the expected deflection of the amp meter. So down the road I went. About 1 mile or I hit the horn again and it barely sounded. The car then stalled and would not even crank.

So any ideas or advice would be helpful. All the systems seem to be working, so why would this be happening. Could it be a bad battery? Or someone else suggested my system was not grounded well enough?

Thank you in advance for your help!

10-20-2019, 05:12 PM	#1
rundmt123 Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 34	1928 will not stay running So just about complete with my restoration of a 1928 Leatherback. This forum has helped me greatly in the process and am facing another issue I am having trouble solving. I got the car started twice now. Everything rebuild - engine, starter, generator, etc. The first time it ran but dies within a few minutes. Discovered I did not have the generator tight against the belt so figured it just discharged the battery. Fixed that and started it today. Seemed to be running okay so thought I'd take it for it's maiden voyage. The amp meter was showing the generator was putting out the right amperage. Horn sounded and I got the expected deflection of the amp meter. So down the road I went. About 1 mile or I hit the horn again and it barely sounded. The car then stalled and would not even crank. So any ideas or advice would be helpful. All the systems seem to be working, so why would this be happening. Could it be a bad battery? Or someone else suggested my system was not grounded well enough? Thank you in advance for your help!