Biggredd2069
Active Member
I have a 68 Newport 383. Fresh rebuild, FItech fuel injection. Battery and alternator are a year old. I've had so many problems with this car I don't really know when the problem actually arose. I fix one thing and another breaks. I'm on an endless trajectory now. I've been having to keep my car on a trickle charger and seems like now the alternator might not be charging my battery? The battery gets about 6 or 8 good starts then magically I'll be driving it and I'll see the stereo go nuts and I know moments later my engine is gonna die. The fitech can't handle a low battery. the guy who rebuilt my engine is on the far side of town and keeps trying to deflect and just give me suggestions on what to do next. I paid him not to have this issue. getting so damn frustrated at this car I sometimes just want to start a convenient fire. Just want to enjoy it and not be scared its gonna stall or die on me constantly. Should I take the alternator out and take it to be tested only to be told its fine and then chase something else someone is gonna tell me is fine but isn't? my car died 20 feet from my house today. I jumped it and got it in my driveway and had 11.75 volts on the meter. The other day my tester was showing 12.5 after charging and the fitech computer only showed 10.4 but still started just fine.