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  1. Posted

    Main thing is to settle on a good 1 & stick with it to get the benefits of that particular brand. I use valvoline engine armour 15-40 in summer & 10-30 in winter. Bit colder in NZ!!

    My Ford shop manual lists 20-40 for a 302.

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    The alt light isn't coming on anymore although it has done in the past.

    I've charged the battery overnight and it seems to be ok for now. I'll keep testing it over the next few days.

    I noticed the earth from the battery to the block has some insulation tape on it so I pulled that off and the thick wire is intact but a big chunk of factory insulation plastic is missing. That wouldn't be doing anything would it? Might replace it anyway.

    Next I think I'll check the brake light wiring loom for any bad earths or connections as the guage only seems to flick wildly with brakes and indicators. 

    Thanks for the advice so far

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    I hope I've cracked it. Tested 12.6V engine off. 12.3 at idle then got mate to test it while I revved it to 1.5-2k. 13.9V so it must be the battery as the charging system works?

    Hopefully a new one stops the guage fliker otherwise I'll be chasing my tail again.

    Hope this helps anyone else with similar problems.

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    I have a voltage problem I think.

    For a long time the volts gauge has been a bit possessed. On start up it sits on 2-3 bars until I rev it a bit then it shoots up to normal 2 bars over half way.

    It flicks wildly back under half with the brakes applied & tick tocks with the indicators. No real issue so I just lived with it.

    Until now.

    Couple of weeks back I changed the rollers in the elec windows. Long story short I ran the battery flat.

    No problem. I charged it up over 6 or so hours until it showed only 2 amps going in & the multi meter reading 12.6V.

    Since then the battery doesn't seem to be holding chargeOR the alt OR regulator aren't charging it.

    It reads 12.6 with the car off. 11.9 with it running at idle. I'll have to check it again with 2k revs to see if it gets up to 13-14.

    If I shut the engine down without reving it it wont start again. Not enough juice. I can jump it with another battery though.

    Am I on the right track that it's just a stuffed battery? Or could it be the alt or voltage regulator?

    I've searched & read a lot of common problems. Bad +ve wires from battery to alt, earths etc.

    How can I systemstically troubleshoot this myself?

    Cheers guys.

  11. Posted

    Mate there should definitely be a screw in there. Take the disc off & you'll see you can re-align it like the other side. The wheel lug nuts will also help secure the disc but without that screw the disc can still move fractionally putting stress on the studs eventually shearing the studs from metal fatigue (its happened to me)

    Your rattle could be from your inner brake pad if its lost the retaining clip or it could be the springs not being seated properly?

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