Steelies Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 so alternator works according to mr. pro. installed, no go check ignition source, charge connection, lamp, reference wire, all good. earth good. no go. wire it up completely separate from car loom - no go. triple checked which connection is which. check. tried another lamp too. batt gives 12.5V standing and 12.34V when running. any pearls of wisdom? cos it's got me completely stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Is there a alternator relay? Have you checked the fuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 chur. had a quick squizz at the kp60 fuses/relays, nothing untoward but yet to check again, against manuals also. all fuses in main fuse box o.k i wired it separately from car loom and had same fail though. mr pro wants another look at the alternator so i'll drop that off again this avo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 ok! running, charging, fingers crossed. wof check tomorrow. stuff was bung in the alternator, now it's pieced together from old bits, and working.. yay..? carbs seem to work well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 This thing is FUN! Max impressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 yeah wofnreg'd up, thanks All Torque. more plug chop fun tomorrow then see yall at nats or a bit before! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteretep Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 oh lol at carbs falling off. that was my exact problem, drove the last 20k's to fox glacier with only 2 runners attached. You have to be real gentle tightening up the clamps. Make sure that the silicone doesnt get squished off as you do up the clamps and make sure that none of them are jumping the teeth, approximately half of mine are now jumping teeth and they are supposed to be the fancy ones also mine are now cable tied in place, but im sure you said you had braced yours, so maybe more/better bracing also, I really like the air fittings for vacuum lines, I think I may employ that feature myself at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 haha! i'm amazed they still run well enough like that without major lean symptoms etc. gah i'm not even using the nice silicone stuff, got some on the way though. gotta squeeze 45mm down to 42, may not happen without the above tooth-jumping. i'm using the narrower hose clamps from Mikalor, got em at HCD. no complaints, theyre pretty mean. yeah the fittings have worked well (so far), providing the petrol/heat combo doesnt completely fuck the orings too soon. used the metric face-seal ones in the runners, at M5 size the threaded end is only 3 or 4 mm long, lucky for 3mm wall tube. ended up having to use the harder compound hose, soft stuff deformed straight away once the motor got hot. the orings sphinctered the soft tube up real good. more importantly, these fittings have blue bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Tis a Go kart. Loved the steering. It was so nippy. Needs more V6 though... Thanks for the swapsys - always fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmatedan Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Mate I've got some boxes of kp stuff in my shed that need to go if ur ever in masterton come have a nosey and a yarn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 ah top notch, cheers haha. got a driver's door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 a fine day in wellington 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bistro Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Woah, had to drag this up from the depths. GLWS, will be a sad day to see the wee fella go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Does this mean we are going to see a blown gasser carry running a homemade beam axle and bmx wheels as a daily? Sounds cool! /what are you gonna drive now? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 i gots me a hilux. ute lyf is so convenient, why didnt anyone say? yeah pretty sad about letting starla go, but it's the lesser of two evils really. finally got the screw-holed 13" fixed so it can look cool again, wof nek wek etc. haha gassyvan! should really draw that for inspiration. yup van is chillin in hibernation for a while, ie while i sort out the next lot of life crisis i just signed up for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I like this car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunvi Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Did you end up selling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelies Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 yep, yonks ago. it's now in bits haha, if you're interested the above @Seedy Al now owns the carbs, manifold, cdi and fuel pump which i believe are still up for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 That they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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