Hi,
We're still here. Gene is driving the Texas car (82 505s automatic xn6) and
trying to diagnose this problem, which (until today) refused to manifest
itself for Gene. Right, Tamara felt very lonely in her occasional
experience with the cricket in the radio, aka "weird electrical events."
Gene knew they were real -- Tamara doesn't have visions with these cars.
Buit Gene has become so much the mechanic that the cars have caught on.
they misbehave only when Tamara is driving.
HAH! Gene caught it today. Here are some symptoms:
1. Cricket in the radio is excited to soprano heights of vocality as engine
revolutions increase, whether or not transmission is engaged.
2. During this first observed daytime event, charging system idiot light
did not show sufficiently red for me to detect at any engine speed. (Tamara
reports glowing light sometimes at night, especially on actuation of turn
signals, then in sync with turn signal.)
3. Power affected severely for part of a three mile drive home (made it).
Tranny shifted down at low speeds and up hills. I was able to get up to
55-60 downhill in third, but no higher. There was hesitation, if I pushed
the power limitation.
4. Back in the driveway, I had to shut it off to deal with arriving home
domestic stuff. When I went back out with voltmeter and restarted, the
cricket had wised up and wasn't talking. Engine off volts were ~12.6 to
12.7. Engine on at idle volts were 12.25+/-.07. Engine on revved up volts
were 14.41 or so (seemed as though the Voltage Regulator was cutting
charging at that point.
5. All connections I could reach easily SEEEMED tight.
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