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Starting in the cold
hello. got any tips for starting a carb engine in the cold? mine does
not want to very willingly. also, i have a couple of alternators for non-car related experiments. the first one is from a toyota 3y engine, and has a 3-in-a-row prong connector. second one is from a 1991 mitsu galant, with a T shaped 2 prong connector. can someone explain the wiring of these, and alternators in general? is there a common ground on the alternator somewhere? |
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On 29 May 2005 19:16:21 -0700, "Vertigo" > wrote:
>hello. got any tips for starting a carb engine in the cold? mine does >not want to very willingly. > >also, i have a couple of alternators for non-car related experiments. >the first one is from a toyota 3y engine, and has a 3-in-a-row prong >connector. second one is from a 1991 mitsu galant, with a T shaped 2 >prong connector. can someone explain the wiring of these, and >alternators in general? is there a common ground on the alternator >somewhere? Mitsubishi alternator, T-shaped connector: The cross-bar of the T ("R" terminal) must have battery voltage applied in order to build up a magnetic field in the rotor. The upright of the T ("L" terminal) is used to operate the charging indicator lamp. It does not have to be used in order for the alternator to function. The large insulated stud terminal is the main positive charging output to the battery. If there is a single 1/4" blade terminal by itself, separate from the R and L terminals, it's connected to the alternating current induced in the stator, before rectification. The AC signal can be used to drive a tachometer or other speed sensing device. The common ground (battery negative) is through the die-cast case. Connection made by the mounting pivot bolt to engine block, timing cover, etc. |
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The most important part of a cold start is the choke, second is a good
spark, (having a new distributor cap and rotor once a year is a god thing) and third is a good gas supply. A plugged gas filter can cause cold start issues, a gas filter with two outlets (return line) if not turned the right way up can cause the gas to syphon back to the tank when it sits causing really long starting cranks. It would help if you gave a a clue to the vehicle..... Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Vertigo wrote: > > hello. got any tips for starting a carb engine in the cold? mine does > not want to very willingly. > > also, i have a couple of alternators for non-car related experiments. > the first one is from a toyota 3y engine, and has a 3-in-a-row prong > connector. second one is from a 1991 mitsu galant, with a T shaped 2 > prong connector. can someone explain the wiring of these, and > alternators in general? is there a common ground on the alternator > somewhere? |
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of course. its a 1984 toyota corolla.
luckily my brother is a mechanic, so i might be able to convince him to look it over. cheers for the reply. and thanks fly, thats exactly what i want, cheers. |
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