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    67 Alternator NOT Charging Battery / What's this wire?

    I have a 67 with a NEW Alterternator, NEW Battery, New VR, and new Solinoid. The Alternator is not sending a chrge to the battery, which stays at about 12.5-12.7 volts. I disconnected the battery ground, and then hooked the DVM up between the ground cable and the ground post. It reads...
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    Took the '67 289 Out for a Drive: New Battery Died

    Yep. :( Beautiful day. (but hot as hell - 100+ degrees) Car didn't seem to overheat, but after about 45 min of running around in traffic, it just slowly died while idling at the local burger joint. Wouldn't start without a jump after that, and battery seems to be low, as I hooked it up...
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    Help: '67 HiPo starts, but won't hold idle below 1500

    Please help :(: I have a 67 with a recently rebuilt 289 - near HiPo specs: 4 bbl Holley 650 Street Avenger carb Ford HiPo highrise intake Crane mechanical lifter cam Decked and ported HiPo heads Balanced and Blueprinted Pertronix in the distributor and rev limiter unit The story...