Heather,

I would definitely have the alt and battery tested at your local
auto parts store before you start looking at other things.
You should be able to add photos to the board, there should be an "Add
Photo" and "Create Album" links toward the bottom of the page.
Don't ever let some J**p guy talk you into getting rid of your Scout.
They are tons more fun, far more unique and more capable than their
vehicles.

John


--- In internationalscouts@yahoogroups.com, "Gasser, Heather"
<heather_gasser@...> wrote:
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> John,
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> I suspect the alternator mainly because of what the gages were doing. I
> had initially assumed the her taking awhile to go from the "D" side to
> the "C" side was just because she took awhile to warm up, after all it
> is winter, but it finally got to the point where it didn't switch over
> at all, when I parked and shut her off she wouldn't restart. A friend
> gave me a jump to get me home. We used Eric's Cherokee to jump her and
> managed to get her started one more time after that, now that doesn't
> even get it to turn over. I don't know what impact the temperature is
> having, either. It's been somewhere between five above and ten below
> (sometimes colder) every night for the last three weeks. Even if the
> battery was fine before, it may not be now.
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>
> I'd love to get some photos put up for you to take a look at, but I
> don't get an "Add Album" icon when I go to the Photos section of the
> board. Is it locked out? It'll be Friday or Saturday before I can get
> good shots of the engine taken, it's almost dark by the time I get home
> right now.
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>
> I'll check out binderplanet.com this evening. I haven't been able to
> find anyone local who knows about Scouts specifically, most of the
> off-roading around here is done with CJs and Wranglers, and the guys
> seem to focus on getting me to sell the Scout and buy a Jeep. Yeah,
> right, like that's gonna happen.
>
>
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Heather
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>
> From: internationalscouts@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:internationalscouts@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of beaston939
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:25 PM
> To: internationalscouts@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [International Scouts] Re: Bought a lemon, gonna make some
> lemonade
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>
>
> Heather,
>
> You really won't need any special tools or gadgets to take apart
> an IH engine or any other part on a Scout. A vast majority of a Scout
> can be disassembled using a basic socket set & wrenches. You may need
> a few special tools if you decide to take the entire engine apart. I
> have pretty much removed and re-attached everything on my Scouts at
> least once.
>
> What problem are you having with the alternator? You should be able
> to take it to your local auto parts store to get tested or even get a
> new one for about $50.
>
> As for the auto choke, there should be some assembly on the side of
> the carb if it has an auto or electric choke. A picture or two would
> definitely help to identify it.
>
> Have you been to binderplanet.com yet to search forums?
>
> Let me know if I can help with anything else.
>
> John Beaston
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