I guess I got lucky, I got my Balmar from Ebay brand new for $65
The reason the external regulator is so nice is that you just get another one if it goes bad, the alternator just stays in place. You can even carry or make a spare. Seeing as how you have the new one on the way too late for that...
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I would say not. My start battery is a U1 with 350 CCA and it is pretty minimal for a cold-soaked engine. When the engine is hot it takes about 1 second to fire up, but on a cold day when the engine has been sitting a tiny battery will be run dead long before the engine starts. I will usually start...
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joe_db replied to Replacing external regulated alternator with internal regulated...need wiring advice.in ElectricalNeither of those diagrams is correct.
I think the Moyer alternator is a 1-wire, in which case you need a heavy wire, capable of handling 100 amps, with a fuse or circuit breaker in the circuit, that runs straight to the battery or the heavy battery wire at the starter, depending on how the rest...
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I doubt your engine is too lean, the opposite is much more likely. Some people do add the adjustable jet and an O2 sensor.
On my 914 I had dual 2-barrel 40mm Del'Ortos. I never had a way to tune them back then but by feel and reading plugs. At any speed over 100 it sounded like the world's biggest...
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I ran 100LL one winter to get around ethanol issues and besides for smelling different, the engine ran the exact same on 100 octane as on 87....
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If the engine was underpropped I would be hitting 3500 RPM or so. Being held under redline is murder on diesels, but the A4 can take it....
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Judging by the noise and manifold vacuum, it probably takes me twice the gas to go 6.5 knots as 6. The last bit takes all the power.
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I get 2300=2400 RPM with my Indigo. Doing a static test running against the dock lines I get over 2000.
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My spare alternator is a Motorola 50 amp that came with some A4s. It took maybe 10 minutes to swap it to external regulation....
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