Glad to hear it turns off O.K. ~ fixing those vacuum leaks will make one of these cars stop with a jerk instead of the usual slowly puttering out .
FWIW , the charging lamp on the dashboard rarely flickers or goes out when your alternator is kaputi so I'd make a point of putting a volt meter across the battery terminals A.S.A.P. before you miss a job interview ~ if it only charges up to 13 VDC you're good to go but if it's stuck around 12 volts DC even with the lights Et Al off , you need to address it RIGHT NOW because you can't push start it .
The good thing is : if it's not charging , you needn't $pend much $$ , as the alternator proper rarely poop out , it's just the brushes and they're simple to change @ home and co$t under $35.00 , far less if you buy the crappo brush set & regulator from your local FLAPS ~
Most FLAPS these days carry or can get , STANDARD IGNITION brand parts , the regulator and brush set if # VR-134 , VR-179 , VR-471 , VR-473 , VR-476 VR-485 .
These are all interchangable so find one on the shelf locally and be sure to match it up with the old one before getting it or the box greasy .
Two screws remove and install it to the back of the alternator , Kevin (or you !) should be able to do it from underneath in a half hour or so .
Before anything else , CHECK THE CHARGING VOLTAGE , no special tools , just any old DC volt meter that reaches 15 VDC will do .
If it's charging @ 13 + VDC , the blinking charge light is not the alternator nor brushes so leave them alone & look for loose / mangled wires .
I hope this helps .
-Nate
Trish Wrote :
YEA! She starts and turns off!
For the last couple of weeks my battery light has blinked on/off. I thought it was just more of the electrical gremlins these cars tend to have. Then a couple of times it wouldn't start. I'd switch it off, then on again and she started right up.
The other day I was getting ready for a job interview, I opened the windows to air it out, heard the CD playing too. I got ready to leave, nothing. Not even a click. I did the key jiggle thing. I took it out. I turned it off and on. Nothing.
Also over the last few times I've driven I've noticed that I kind of have to encourage the shifter into place. It used to work smooth and perfect.
I don't know if the two are related.
I had a feeling it was a vacuum line. We dinked with the car for a while, Kevin got it to start, but it wouldn't turn off even with the key removed. He finally found an electrical taped mess of a line that had a slit. He repaired it and the car starts and turns off now!
Too hot to work on it any longer. The only way to know if it had anything to do with the shifter is to drive it. Now it's time for a/c, a snack, some old movies and maybe a nap.
'81 300 SD frakencar
Trish
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