did you use the factory turn on lead, or run a new ignition switched wire?

My mechman is self exciting, just like me
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self exciting 240 amp single wire. no wires to hook up but the one lead out.
showing 10.5 v at the post (fuse block post) so no bueno

 

oh i see. they also have a single wire for a "manual" excite. that's what I thought you meant

I had the same issue with mine in severe cold (same model), but only when it got to be about 20*f. It would finally kick on when I overloaded the electrical. I haven't had issues in the warm, but I also haven run it in a year. It is going on this new build of mine.

I contacted them about the issue and they said it is a very rare issue they have had in cold weather. Not sure why you would be having issues in the warm season. They told me they would replace the regulator under warranty, or swap it out for the "manual" regulator which requires an ignition source. They told me the manual regulator held more constant voltage under load, but this was in a car audio related conversation with severe voltage drops.

Is it new? did you sand the finish off where it mates to the block? It might not be grounding properly. that's all I can think of off hand

 

it's brand new, and hmm, didn't sand the finish off, might just run a new grounding wire for it off one of the bolts. thanks for the tip.
only ran the car for a few minutes since it's a new build. taking off wednesday to try and finish it up

 

even if you ground if off one of the bolts, you need to sand/flapwheel/whatever the paint off so it can make contact. I'm betting that's the issue, but as always it could be anything

 

yeah I"m going to sand off where the heads of the bolt hit should give it something of a ground from there at least. huge pain in the ass on my car to get to it, have to take a lot of **** apart to do it and I really am getting tired of working on this thing after all these years

 

Installed the 2.8 and hub on my supercharger snout. I did it the ghetto way, yes, but I'm not paying $75 for a puller rental when I have jaw pullers and a press in my possession.

 

Excited to throw mine on. got end links and sway bar bushings, that felt awesome, can't wait for CABS

 

im just sitting here still trying to sell it.

 

I have the gm procedure printed off for the stage 1,2,3 the stage 2 when taking off the pulley they use a three jaw puller ..just saying lol.

 

FTW!

 

Hahaha.

 

Installed an OTTP upgraded rotated mount bushing into my Powell front trans mount. The original 5 year old bushing began to tear so I decided now is a good time to replace it. What a bitch it was. I rather press control arm bushings than trans mount bushings. After much struggle using a ball joint press kit, I got the bushing pressed, and all is well. A press is going to be a future purchase for my garage. Would have made things much easier.

 

They are so worth the upgrade. Car is actually quieter now believe it or not.

 

Did you have the voided bushing in your Powell mount? Mines solid rubber and is showing signs of cracking but it's still solid otherwise. I blame the harsh environment.

 

Yep... It was the voided bushing.

Lasted 5 years w/o tearing. It just started to tear, so I decided to replace it once OTTP offered a solid bushing.

 

Good stuff.

 

So I'd rate the CAB Hierarchy as such: Powell Spherical > MOOG Spherical > Moog OEM Replacement > OEM > *. I replaced the bushings in late 2013 with OEM units. Last week the control arm was resting on the subframe from worn out AC Delco bushings.

Also HIGHLY recommend if your car sees salt to have this repair done at a dealership or reputable independent shop.

Here's what the MOOG Spherical (http://www.moogproblemsolver.com/moo...ings_Sheet.pdf) looks like:

 

Picked up my car from the body shop, had it in to get the bottom of the drivers door repaired and painted, damn rust.

 

Missed my balt going to go to the shop today for any news damn insuranve is sure poking it. Its almost like torture, now that im not driving my car ive literally seen like 10 if not more SS driving next to me

 

gotta change the reverse light switch

 

x2

 

Got my replacement dust boot covers for the coilovers I bough from 06CobaltRacer.

The price was right.... now to see if they fit as snug as I'm hoping.

Here is where I bought them: Shock Absorber Boot - 4 Wheel Parts

 

Got my ottp upper transmission mount but no car yet

 

The guy in the drive thru yelled "nice mustang!" As I drove away in my g5...