[ytriples-l] OT Alternator

[Scott Merryfield]

Wow that really helps. The smoke is white and the radiator is full. I have
not been able to drive it more then a few feet frontwards and backwards. I
changed the sparkplugs, gapped them correctly, the plug wires and changed
the oil and air filter. I installed new positive, negitve battery cable and
starter cable.

The battery is new as of last month, but it was in my smashed neon during
the accident and was dead when I took it out. There is a fuel smell, but
could be from the fact that I spilled gas on the ground.

The car has fuel injectors,
probably an air mass sensor
and up and down stream O2 sensor
clean filters both oil and air
new plugs gapped at .035 as specified
no clue about the cat.

Thanks!

On 12/23/06, Rob <xs750 at cbmma.net> wrote:
>
> A low voltage could be the problem on sensors to begin with, resulting in
> poor running engine.... Alternator: check first, before you replace, it
> may
> be a battery short circuit. Take another battery, and measure again the
> voltage while running. Sounds also like dirty plugs, carbs or airfilter,
> and
> moist in the (entire?) system. What color is the smoke? White means water,
> black means oil... Does the smoke smell (strong) like fuel? Did you drive
> the car, and how does it run 'under load' if so?
> Does it have:
> 1. Air mass sensor?
> 2. O2 sensor?
> 3. Carb or injectors?
> 4. Clean air filter element?
> 5. Corrrect level in coolant system (if not, a leak may cause the engine
> to
> burn coolant, resulting in white smoke)?
> 6. Correct and clean plugs, gap correct?
> 7. Catalytic convertor clogged?
>
> This should give you a start....
> Rob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Scott Merryfield" <xavierarmadillo at gmail.com>
> To: "triples List" <ytriples-l at cerebro.cs.xu.edu>
> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:32:08 -0500
> Subject: [ytriples-l] OT Alternator
>
> > Hey guys, I just got another car to replace the one that just got
> > smashed
> > and its taken me three days to get it to the point of starting. Now
> > that it
> > runs, the battery gives me 12v when not running and 11v when running.
> > Also
> > the car runs pretty strong once warmed up and running of another car
> > via
> > jumper cables, but at first it dies out when you give it gas. There is
> > a lot
> > of somke out the tailpipe. That might be from sitting a few months.
> >
> > Anybody have any suggestiong to what I might need to do? I am in the
> > process
> > of chaing the alternator.
> >
> > '96 Neon SOHC 2.0L
> >
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