Didn't get this test completed. I took the alt to an alternator shop.... They found the intermittent charging issue as well......
Turned out, had a cracked rotor. It was flexing on centrifugal force, hence why it was intermittent. Having it rebuilt as we speak.
Also, it charges..like I said, but...if you rev it, it has that drop@2000rpm. Now, after the new regulator, it's almost as if it's worse..... It's losing volts on the single white wire, when it stops charging... It shows 6-7 volts when it is charging...
It's all good!! Thank you!! Yeah, that was my next step, someone else had eluded to that as well.... 60$ is better than 180$ lol
Soon as I get it installed, I'll update progress.
I can read and understand them, yes. The voltage reg, is on the back of the alt. It's like 60$.
It's just super weird... Charges at idle...rev it up, volts drop..At 2k then pick back up around 2500.... Then sometimes it'll do the drop and not start charging again till it hits idle...it shows at...
Pulling the alt now to have it tested. I think with the surging idle, it blew the alt somehow...I've been doing this almost 20 years, and this is a first for me... Just got the car, and doing basic maintenance, for now. It's a 94 Cobra with 33k miles on it...the plus, wires, cap and rotor were...
It is now coming on anytime the engine is below 2000 rpm..... All happened after tune up.... It has a horrible idle...found out it was a vacuum leak...fixed the leak, idle was fixed...But now the battery light is on anytime engine drops below 2k rpms...any ideas..coincidence?? All connectors are...
Dude....I just had a similar experience. The vacuum line from the purge valve, had come off the bottom of the intake....slid it back on, good to go...not sure if you checked that, but couldn't hurt..
So I did the norm, plugs, autolites, motorcraft wires, AutoZone gold cap and rotor.... Idles like :poo:, runs strong..... Lost.... Any idea??? It was idling fine before.....
See it's not surging, it just hangs for a few seconds instead of the rapid decrease I was used to in my GT. I wasn't sure if there the idle reset will fix it or not. It idles great, just hangs after a free rev and between shifts. I'll still try just to see. Not sure if it was a different cause...
It has actually had, A TON of maintenance, lol. I have all records from the day it was bought until now. Last plug change was last year. I mean yes they could be bad, and I'll get on checking that. Thank you!! I'm new to the 5.0 world, built several 4.6's(99-04) tho, lol
I'll check those sites...
Just picked up a 94 Cobra. It has 33k miles on it. It was a one owner car, and the guys baby. With that being said, it was used for car shows, small town cruises and such. Drove it from PA to MS. Not a bad run at all. Only issue was a CEL during accel or deccel, which seemed to clear up the more...
Wanting to see, if possible, what front suspension components from 99-04 can be swapped onto my Cobra. If so, what all do I need to try and find?
I.E.- wheel bearings, and such. Ultimately going to go to a tubular K.