Heather,
There's One more thing you might want to check. If you look at the
fire wall from the passenger side you will find a round wire connector
with 2 10 ga blue wires, those 2 wires control all the power to and
from the alt.via the amp meter. The connection fails there all the
time and I would check that first., If it's burnt just drill a 1/2
inch hole, install a grommet, make a direct connection and silicone
the hole up.Before you start throwing parts at it. Have fun!Dean

--- 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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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