Quick question about coils and stuff
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Quick question about coils and stuff
I'm re-wiring my '85 GS, and i forgot which connections to the coils were positive and which were negative, anybody know?
Also, can you run the car with no battery if you just push start it? The starter and battery are being ********, so I was thinking why not just rip the bastard off of there along with the battery and just push start the thing from now on, lol, save a good 50lbs and gain it even more ghettorific points. She'd probobly weigh less than 1500lbs then, hahaha
btw, 1500lb cars are cake to push start, haha... I can actually push my car up my driveway alone, with no help, so long as I have the hood and rear hatch off. With my other car 2 people have a hard time pushing it up a driveway.
Also, can you run the car with no battery if you just push start it? The starter and battery are being ********, so I was thinking why not just rip the bastard off of there along with the battery and just push start the thing from now on, lol, save a good 50lbs and gain it even more ghettorific points. She'd probobly weigh less than 1500lbs then, hahaha
btw, 1500lb cars are cake to push start, haha... I can actually push my car up my driveway alone, with no help, so long as I have the hood and rear hatch off. With my other car 2 people have a hard time pushing it up a driveway.
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i think you need something to insluate the alternator?
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heh, thats cute.. run a car without a battery :] u can get smaller/lighter batteries but if i remember corectly your lookin to spend no cash... mebbe you could cuyt your battery in half?
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heh, thats cute.. run a car without a battery :] u can get smaller/lighter batteries but if i remember corectly your lookin to spend no cash... mebbe you could cuyt your battery in half?
heh, thats cute.. run a car without a battery :] u can get smaller/lighter batteries but if i remember corectly your lookin to spend no cash... mebbe you could cuyt your battery in half?
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really? thats sweet. would you have to close teh circuit or soemthing? i reall yno nothing much about electrical stuff.. but now i feel like even mor eof an idiot heh. ohhwell at least im learnin
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A battery acts as a current/voltage spung for the voltage iregulatarities that a alternator inherenetly makes. Snowmobie and other devices that don't utilize a battery are regulated differently then a automotive electrial system.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
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You're taking this weight reduction thing WAAY too far. Come on man what are you gonna do if by chance you stall going up a hill? Huh? You gonna push it up the hill with a whole line of traffic behind you? No having a starter creates a hole near your flywheel for **** to jam in there. Not having a battery is just as stupid. If it's just a track/screw around off the road car then by all means do what you want.
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Originally posted by WackyRotary
A battery acts as a current/voltage spung for the voltage iregulatarities that a alternator inherenetly makes. Snowmobie and other devices that don't utilize a battery are regulated differently then a automotive electrial system.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
A battery acts as a current/voltage spung for the voltage iregulatarities that a alternator inherenetly makes. Snowmobie and other devices that don't utilize a battery are regulated differently then a automotive electrial system.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
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Oh yeah the negative wire for the coils is the one that you don't have to screw on, the flat blade one. The positive is the one that is round and has to be tightened to the coil with the nut that is on the coil. Don't mix them up, lol.
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Originally posted by AdrenalifeRX7
You're taking this weight reduction thing WAAY too far. Come on man what are you gonna do if by chance you stall going up a hill? Huh? You gonna push it up the hill with a whole line of traffic behind you? No having a starter creates a hole near your flywheel for **** to jam in there. Not having a battery is just as stupid. If it's just a track/screw around off the road car then by all means do what you want.
You're taking this weight reduction thing WAAY too far. Come on man what are you gonna do if by chance you stall going up a hill? Huh? You gonna push it up the hill with a whole line of traffic behind you? No having a starter creates a hole near your flywheel for **** to jam in there. Not having a battery is just as stupid. If it's just a track/screw around off the road car then by all means do what you want.
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Originally posted by WackyRotary
A battery acts as a current/voltage spung for the voltage iregulatarities that a alternator inherenetly makes. Snowmobie and other devices that don't utilize a battery are regulated differently then a automotive electrial system.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
A battery acts as a current/voltage spung for the voltage iregulatarities that a alternator inherenetly makes. Snowmobie and other devices that don't utilize a battery are regulated differently then a automotive electrial system.
No battery on a running engine will ruin or damage electrial systems on a car if it will even run without the battery, it could work with a small cycle battery, I don't know if it would be strong enough to start it.
Also, would a small NiCd battery off an RC car suffice? (not for starting obviously, just for regulating current)
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Originally posted by Raptor13x
Which electrical systems could be damaged? All I have is fuel pump, electric fan, coils, and lights right now... might restore a couple gauges, like tach, speedo, fuel gauge, temp, and oil pressure. Would any of these be damaged by the lack of a battery?
Also, would a small NiCd battery off an RC car suffice? (not for starting obviously, just for regulating current)
Which electrical systems could be damaged? All I have is fuel pump, electric fan, coils, and lights right now... might restore a couple gauges, like tach, speedo, fuel gauge, temp, and oil pressure. Would any of these be damaged by the lack of a battery?
Also, would a small NiCd battery off an RC car suffice? (not for starting obviously, just for regulating current)
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