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by SpyderFan
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Fuel Gauge Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 543

Re: Fuel Gauge Issue

erco wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:11 pm Sounds familiar. By any chance, do your dashboard instrument lights go out when you turn your headlights on?

IOW they work fine with parking lights but not headlights?
Nope all working fine with my lights
by SpyderFan
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Fuel Gauge Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 543

Re: Fuel Gauge Issue

Grounding is good so I ordered a new sending unit

Thanks again for all your responses and advice. Much appreciated.
by SpyderFan
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:04 am
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Fuel Gauge Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 543

Re: Fuel Gauge Issue

Thanks for the post. I will check the ground tomorrow again even using a different cable to make sure it is not internally broken.
by SpyderFan
Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Fuel Gauge Issue
Replies: 13
Views: 543

Fuel Gauge Issue

My fuel gauge suddenly is not showing the correct level(shows much less) of fuel in my tank. First I thought it might be the gauge but I did the test where you disconnect the wire from the petrol tank sending unit and the gauge went to max/full. I also connected that wire to the body which means now...
by SpyderFan
Wed Oct 25, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Regulator Question
Replies: 5
Views: 368

Re: Regulator Question

Just an update. I replaced the regulator and it's all good now. Thanks again for all your help
by SpyderFan
Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Regulator Question
Replies: 5
Views: 368

Re: Regulator Question

Sorry for the delayed response but I was caught up in work over the weekend Does the voltage at the ARM terminal match the voltage at the A terminal of the generator? Yes is does Check cutout relay closing voltage by slowly increasing generator speed and noting the voltage at which the relay closes....
by SpyderFan
Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Regulator Question
Replies: 5
Views: 368

Re: Regulator Question

Well, that means the field excitation part of the voltage regulator is working. The points not closing are the cutout points. These open the circuit between the battery and the armature so the armature windings do not drain the battery when the engine is off. Thanks that makes sense Check cutout re...
by SpyderFan
Fri Oct 13, 2023 6:32 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Regulator Question
Replies: 5
Views: 368

Regulator Question

It looks like that my regulator (64,spyder) is not charging my battery when the rpm is going up. I get the right voltage at the gen terminal at the regulator. When the rpm goes up the voltage is between 13-14.5v at the gen terminal, which would indicate that the generator is working correctly. But a...
by SpyderFan
Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:30 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Oil Leveling holes between transmission/diff on a 64 Spyder
Replies: 3
Views: 351

Re: Oil Leveling holes between transmission/diff on a 64 Spyder

That is fantastic. Exactly what I needed. Thank you very much. Not sure why I couldn't find this post in the forum although I did use the search functionality extensively
by SpyderFan
Thu Jun 09, 2022 10:02 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Oil Leveling holes between transmission/diff on a 64 Spyder
Replies: 3
Views: 351

Oil Leveling holes between transmission/diff on a 64 Spyder

It seems that my oil between the transmission and the differential is not getting equalised. My diff oil level was very low and too much oil in the transmission. For me it seems that the oil gets back to the transmission from the diff but is not equalising to the diff. Before I remove the engine+tra...
by SpyderFan
Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Stuttering/surging
Replies: 41
Views: 5483

Re: Stuttering/surging

was there ever any progress on this ? I have a similar issue and running out of ideas
by SpyderFan
Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:57 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Spark Plugs for 64 Spyder
Replies: 3
Views: 831

Spark Plugs for 64 Spyder

I currently use NGK B6HS 7534 spark plugs and I need to replace them. It seems I can't get them in OZ only found B6HS 4510 ones.

Are there any other spark plugs (different brand) I could use for my spyder ?
by SpyderFan
Fri May 19, 2017 4:07 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: My Spyder (1964) is about to land in OZ
Replies: 2
Views: 498

Re: My Spyder (1964) is about to land in OZ

Sorry typo. Fixed it in the initial post. Meant to be http://www.chevroletcorvairspyder.com
by SpyderFan
Fri May 19, 2017 3:52 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: My Spyder (1964) is about to land in OZ
Replies: 2
Views: 498

My Spyder (1964) is about to land in OZ

Salve As most of the members in this forum I fell in love with the 1st generation Corvair Spyder. I was hunting around a bit and learned heaps through forum, articles, other fans etc. So finally I purchased one and I hopefully it will arrive in OZ in the next few weeks sound and safe. It is not my f...

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