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[Dave Mayfield]

Are you sure you don't have 12 volt head lamps?

Dave

TBache9248 at aol.com wrote:
> Good Morning,
>  
> Like you, haven't seen any content.  Lots of spam invasions to some of  these 
> and that drives people away.  Best thing is if the list is never made  public 
> and members only "approved".  Publish the name of the list in well  known 
> publications of interest such as the N-Newsletter and let people find it  that 
> way.  It requires a moderator of sorts.
>  
> Anyway, as for me, my TO30 has a front tire that keeps going down over 2-3  
> weeks and I can't figure the charging system. Ammeter shows it doesn't charge  
> and if you turn the headlamps on it show high discharge and they are very  
> dim.  
> Done so far: replaced the battery, rebuilt the generator (6V positive  
> ground) two different regulators, various attempts at polarizing the generator,  new 
> battery cables, new wiring loom, checked twice to be sure I don't have  
> something wired backward.
> I presume either is has a bad ground on the light circuit or the  
> ignition/lamp switch is bad.  I have not seen a vendor that sells the  original style 
> switch with the bakelite key.  
> Despite this, it seems to start readily, although 2-3 time a year I do have  
> to charge the battery.
>  
> Friend is beginning a overhaul of his father-in-laws 8N.  Been in  family 
> since new.  I signed him up for subscripton of N-Newsletter  too.
>  
> Now, out to the shop to work on the Bobcat ( glow plugs not working) and  
> then take the trans out of the Land Rover( bad bearing).
>  
> Tom Bache
> Avondale, PA
> USA
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