Re: 2nd gen charging problem

From: Aaron Wyse (awyse@sw.rr.com)
Date: Sun Sep 05 2004 - 00:16:27 EDT


That's not a bad idea either.. I hope to eventually switch that car over to
a MegaSquirt/ MegaJolt combo system.. but for now.. it's in a retired
state.
Aaron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 2:41 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Re: 2nd gen charging problem

>
> The way I got around it was having a HP PCM for the Shelby and the
stocker.
> The OBD-I computers were basically 2 boards in one PCM. I used the engine
> board from the HP, and the chassis board from the stocker and combined
them
> back into a single PCM.
>
> But that is a good point about another way to handle this.
>
> TonyC
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Aaron Wyse <awyse@sw.rr.com>
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Date: Friday, September 03, 2004 4:41 PM
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: 2nd gen charging problem
>
>
> >
> >I've had a couple of my Dodges that had teh regulator in the PCM go out;
> >rather than replace the PCM's for the one little circuit; I just added
one
> >of the old OEM Mopar VR's to the firewll and added in a section of
harness
> >to connect it. I've had one of my Dodges wired like that since around
> >95-96,
> >Aaron Wyse
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
> >To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> >Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 8:36 AM
> >Subject: DML: Re: 2nd gen charging problem
> >
> >
> >>
> >> The regulator is part of the PCM. If you still aren't charging, I'd
> >suspect
> >> that the PCM may need to be swapped out.
> >>
> >> I had a similar issue with my 89 Shelby Dak years ago.
> >>
> >> TonyC
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Don Rey <don.rey@uconn.edu>
> >> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> >> Date: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:20 PM
> >> Subject: DML: 2nd gen charging problem
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >My 89 Dak charging system is having serious problems suddenly. I
thought
> >it
> >> >was the alternator cause I went through the Haynes manual check. Well
I
> >> >replaced the alt... and its still not charging. Actually it charges
> >(14-15
> >> >volts) for about 5-10 minutes then the voltage drops. I guess I've got
> >alot
> >> >more troubleshooting to do... unless someone on the list has heard of
> >this
> >> >problem before. Any advice would be great! Thanks in advance.
> >> >
> >> >Don
> >> >89 Dakota Convertible
> >> >74 Dart Sport 340
> >> >CT
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>



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