J
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- May 28, 2019
- Thunderbird Year
- 1957
I am on my second Alternator for my '57. Have replaced coil, ignition switch, neutral safety switch, installed brand new battery with no luck. The car may or may not start. If it starts
you can drive a short distance and the engine will quit. Nothing happens when you turn the key. With some help we jump started it and while at idle I was getting hot and turned on the AC. As soon as I turned the AC switch, the car died. I turned off the A/C switch and we jump started it again. This time it ran for a few seconds then quit. We jumped started again and as soon as I put it in gear, it died again and would not start. I had gauges installed. When first jump started the volt meter reads at 12 then drops to 10. On the last jump start, the volt meter dropped from 10 to 8. There is obviously some short somewhere. Any ideas on where to find it.
you can drive a short distance and the engine will quit. Nothing happens when you turn the key. With some help we jump started it and while at idle I was getting hot and turned on the AC. As soon as I turned the AC switch, the car died. I turned off the A/C switch and we jump started it again. This time it ran for a few seconds then quit. We jumped started again and as soon as I put it in gear, it died again and would not start. I had gauges installed. When first jump started the volt meter reads at 12 then drops to 10. On the last jump start, the volt meter dropped from 10 to 8. There is obviously some short somewhere. Any ideas on where to find it.