Buying '78 Lil Red Express Truck

[Wiredawg]

Friends,

Just thought I would share I swapped leads on field connectors on the alternator... Now truck starts stronger. It was wired wrong on the previous non-functional alternator too. I have about the least experience of anyone on alternators, so can't say succinctly it matters, but sure seams like it. When starting, the voltage to the coil is increased while starting, then reduced while running.

Truck is clean, but didn't wax... just a little pooped out from washing it. We took it to local Whataburger, saw some folks look at it then come in. After ordering, they went table to table asking who's truck it is. got some nice complements. When were leaving, about ten folks walked outside to here it start up and watch us drive off. I'm pretty proud.

Anyhoo, happy to hear from the gallery if I'm correct or if I have a vivid imagination about the exciter field (?) connections of the alternator.

Someone say HEMI ?
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Greg, that wouldn't happen to have a Challenger wrapped around it, would it? I thought in the new hitch pic, is saw a bit of yellow.

Cheers, Ron

 

[Wayne M.]

Ron, great to hear that you’ve taken it out to eat, and that you’re getting positive reaction!
Regarding the alt field circuit, IIRC, it didn’t matter which spade went to which wire. You still have that wiring diagram, right?

 

[Wiredawg]

Ron, great to hear that you’ve taken it out to eat, and that you’re getting positive reaction!
Regarding the alt field circuit, IIRC, it didn’t matter which spade went to which wire. You still have that wiring diagram, right?

I do have the truck wiring diagram... red lead goes to ballast resistor, electronic voltage regulator, electronic ignition control unit, accessory of ignition switch; light green lead goes to electronic voltage regulator.

Thanks, Ron

 

[gsbrockman]

@Wiredawg

Little Red NEEDS that 426 cu in Hellephant HEMI drop in crate motor.

The daughter’s 2018 Challenger T/A just has the base 345 cu in 5.7L HEMI.......but it scoots very well.

And #1 daughter with an Old School Pic...

 

[brucejohnson]

When starting, the voltage to the coil is increased while starting, then reduced while running.

IIRC that is accomplished through the ignition switch Start and Run contacts and the herky ceramic ignition resistor on the firewall. The field connections shouldn't make any difference as the output polarity is determined by the diode pack and regulated by the voltage regulator.
Maybe it's happy to get all of that recent attention and drives on the road.

 

[HPSimpson]

Now that you have been driving the truck out for burgers, how about couple pictures of the little Red truck with the noisy stacks?

 

[brucejohnson]

how about couple pictures of the little Red truck with the noisy stacks?

Yeah...moving pictures with HD stereophonic sound effects...

 

[TFucili]

Yeah...moving pictures with HD stereophonic sound effects...

At least he won't have to pipe phony engine sound effects through the radio like many counterfeit greenmobiles do today

 

[Wiredawg]

Wayne,

Here's the wiring diagram:

Thanks, Ron

 

[brucejohnson]

Ron,
Do you have a schematic or diagram of the alternator itself showing the rotor, stator and diodes? That is usually shown in the description of operation section. I remember reading something about one of the fields being a ground plane in the circuit for some applications of some vehicles. Just not sorting very well anymore in the organic calculator/memory cells. It's apparently joined the "cloud"; too much information stored and everything is getting "cloudy" in retrieval mode.

 

[HPSimpson]

Ron, When can we see some pictures of the Little Red Dodge truck you bought, even if we don't hear the exhaust noise or sound???????

 

[HPSimpson]

Ron, Stilling waiting on some pictures of your Little Red Dodge truck you bought?

 

[TFucili]

And time slips...

 

[Wayne M.]

And time slips...

My estimate is low 15’s.

 

[Wiredawg]

Hi Y'all!

LRE is officially listed as full operational capability (FOC). It's been crazy here...Son came in weekend before last for 4 days, then BIL came in last Wednesday for 4 days, had to cut grass, and today I finished most of the body repair on the 5th wheel. Going to touch up paint to finish RV Tuesday and start servicing the brakes on it.

I'll see if we can come up with some video of the LRE this week.

Cheers, Ron

 

[brucejohnson]

Hi Y'all!

LRE is officially listed as full operational capability (FOC). It's been crazy here...Son came in weekend before last for 4 days, then BIL came in last Wednesday for 4 days, had to cut grass, and today I finished most of the body repair on the 5th wheel. Going to touch up paint to finish RV Tuesday and start servicing the brakes on it.

I'll see if we can come up with some video of the LRE this week.

Cheers, Ron

(Im)patiently anticipating said multimedia event. Reheating the popcorn...again...

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[HPSimpson]

No pictures DOES not exist !

 

[Wiredawg]

Video file too large to post... 18.6MB. Trying to figure out how to post.

It's running, grrr grrr. Any ideas on posting video?

Cheers, Ron

 

[HPSimpson]

Well what do you know there is Little Red Dodge after all.

 

[TFucili]

If you have a youtube acct, post a link.