What did you do to your 2002 today !

[Sid_MS]

Done ,,,,now  on to fixing that ignition problem that started all of this,,,

[irdave]

5 hours ago, flagoworld said:

 

The 3 prong plug on the back of the alt. Blue wire is exciter wire and I  needed a diode there.

 

I was right the first time, that is the wire I was thinking of- PO just ran a new wire directly from the alternator the dash, so I might be missing the diode in the loop, which is why sometimes the car keeps running...

[flagoworld]

16 minutes ago, irdave said:

 

I was right the first time, that is the wire I was thinking of- PO just ran a new wire directly from the alternator the dash, so I might be missing the diode in the loop, which is why sometimes the car keeps running...

 

Stock does not have a diode here. I am not sure that the stock carb setup would ever have this issue either? Or maybe it’s the internally regulated alternator that actually causes it? Normally there is an external regulator in the mix here. Do you have stock alt with external regulator?

[flagoworld]

6 minutes ago, flagoworld said:

 

Stock does not have a diode here. I am not sure that the stock carb setup would ever have this issue either? Or maybe it’s the internally regulated alternator that actually causes it? Normally there is an external regulator in the mix here. Do you have stock alt with external regulator?

 

Oh yeah I just googled and and indeed it does appear to be a side effect of the internally regulated alt. When converting you need to add that diode.

 

I used an RL201 (50v2A)

Edited June 26, 2021 by flagoworld

['76mintgrün'02]

Speaking of externally regulated alternators, I picked up the new brushes, bearings and diode trio from the repair shop.  He charged me $20 for the 'kit', which includes Chinese and Taiwanese bearings.  I'm not sure whether I'll install them, or leave the original ones in it.  It had a "remanufactured" sticker on it when I bought the car, so they are not 45 years old.

 

 

The spare is working just fine, so I'm resisting the temptation to take the original apart right now.  The only thing I don't like about the spare is that there is a chip out of the flange at the back of the housing, but it's hidden behind the Jeep fuel filter.

 

Tom

 

[irdave]

1 hour ago, flagoworld said:

 

Stock does not have a diode here. I am not sure that the stock carb setup would ever have this issue either? Or maybe it’s the internally regulated alternator that actually causes it? Normally there is an external regulator in the mix here. Do you have stock alt with external regulator?

 

Stock s14 / e30m3 alternator.  But I'm also still resolving a cluster fuck of wiring, and I'm trying to not get ahead of myself.  Once I get the e30 HVAC out of the car and stock '02 parts in, then I'll start to really worry about it.  Besides, it's kinda' funny to turn the car off, have it continue to run, then turn the blower motor fan on, and that turns the car off...  Wife just shakes her head. 

Edited June 26, 2021 by irdave

[BarneyT]

Won an award…attended a German car show in Boerne, Texas today and we were outstanding in our class!

 

[flagoworld]

17 minutes ago, irdave said:

 

Stock s14 / e30m3 alternator.  But I'm also still resolving a cluster fuck of wiring, and I'm trying to not get ahead of myself.  Once I get the e30 HVAC out of the car and stock '02 parts in, then I'll start to really worry about it.  Besides, it's kinda' funny to turn the car off, have it continue to run, then turn the blower motor fan on, and that turns the car off...  Wife just shakes her head. 

 

Cool. So 2002 cluster with e30 alt? That requires you to add your own diode. If e30 cluster then i think it has one built into the cluster if im remembering correctly. They have been known to fail too…

[flagoworld]

My new washer pump arrived and I realized I must have ordered the wrong one as the bracket was different. So I cleaned up the old bracket and swapped it onto the new pump because im too impatient to wait another week.

 

Now I just have to figure out how to unclog the jets… they clearly have not been used in a long, long time. My old pump was all rust.

[ray_]

9 minutes ago, flagoworld said:

My new washer pump arrived and I realized I must have ordered the wrong one as the bracket was different. So I cleaned up the old bracket and swapped it onto the new pump because im too impatient to wait another week.

 

Now I just have to figure out how to unclog the jets… they clearly have not been used in a long, long time. My old pump was all rust.

Thin wire, perhaps safety wire.

[flagoworld]

1 hour ago, ray_ said:

Thin wire, perhaps safety wire.

 

I used my 3d printer nozzle cleaning wire and it worked a treat. ? Have literally been waiting years to fix these things. What a dork I am.

[mavhh]

Technically not today... but I just got back from a superb road trip.

Towed my British 2002 up from Munich Germany, through the channel tunnel and back home to do a track day at Goodwood!

 

[tzei]

Picked up spare head from rehab. Mirror clean surface - literally! 

[kbmb02]

11 hours ago, tzei said:

Picked up spare head from rehab. Mirror clean surface - literally! 

 

That's impressive work. -KB

[e31fan]

Finished up a project I had sketched in my head for some time and put her in her first car show. Kooglewerks long console for double DIN, VDO gauges (still need to finish wiring them), commissioned local audio company to build a false floor housing a hidden 10” down firing sub, all Hertz equipment including 6 1/2” components, amp and crossovers flush mounted into box. Really happy with how it turned out.