transmission shop

[baron]

Can anyone recommend a COM shop in the Mpls. area? Getting some chatter when accelerating quickly from a stop.

Thank you

[JohnG]

Minneapolis?? (Mpls)

60tbirdman is a member in Minnesota. Maybe drop him a PM and see what he knows about. No idea how far from Minneapolis he is.

John

[Guest]

Can anyone recommend a COM shop in the Mpls. area?

Jerome, What does COM stand for? I am not familiar with that acronym. Must be a transmission shop as that is the title to your post. I know of no transmission shops in Mpls that I could recommend, however I could suggest Red's Service in Monticello, MN. Monti is 90 minutes up I94/694 from Hudson, WI. Their contact info is;

Red's Service
200 E Broadway Street,
Monticello, MN 55362
(763) 295-4130

I only recommend them cause a friend of mine, Chuck Bray, works there, but he could fix your tranny in his own home shop. His # is 763-878-5457.

[KULTULZ]

There is a transmission shop that specializes in these trans. As soon as I can remember the name (CRS-ADVANCED), I will post it.

-WHAT IS A COM?-

(Click On URL For Tech Info)

[LuckyJay]

COM! Cruise O Matic. C O M

[JohnG]

COM! Cruise O Matic. C O M

I only learned that about a week ago and I have owned one for 7 years! (too much time on the Internet <=> . com places )

John

[Coral]

I didn't get the COM either, LOL
but then thought about it and its always printed
Cruise-o-Matic....

[simplyconnected]

Not to be confused with Ford-O-Matic (which COM improved upon).

[Coral]

Yop, but I was tryin to show the - - - in the equation as to why some of us missed the simplified COM....

[byersmtrco]

C O A

Cruise O Anchor

[baron]

voltage

Thanks for the advice on the COM shop. I'm getting about 17 volts on the meter going down the highway. In the manual, it shows around 14.5 depending on temp. Is this too much voltage at highway speed? Has anyone adjusted the voltage regulator by bending the arms inside?

[simplyconnected]

17-volts is too high. It will shorten your battery life and light bulbs won't last long.

14.5-volts is the standard. Your regulator has three relays inside; one for voltage, one for current, and a cut-out relay. Make sure you get the right relay. Carefully bend the arm on the Voltage relay to relieve some of the tension. It should open sooner, which should lower your battery voltage.

Back in the day, regulators were just on/off field switches. The battery smoothed out the voltage. With modern electronics, transistors actually varied the voltage until the system was properly charged. If you keep your generator, I suggest you use a solid state regulator. They're cheap. - Dave

[baron]

Dave,
Thanks for the advice. Where can I get a solid state regulator?
Jerry

[simplyconnected]

Jerome, you can find 12-volt solid state regulators just about anywhere. Your local auto parts store has them, eBay has them, rockauto.com has them...

A regulator controls the field coils in a generator, which only draws a few amps. The main power never goes through the regulator, it starts in the generator and goes straight to the battery. The point is, as long as the solid state regulator is negative ground and 12-volts, you can use just about anything.

I believe mechanical regulators are more expensive than the solid state models. Call your local auto parts store. If you strike out, get back and I will find one for you.

I would like to know if you are still using your generator, or did you switch to an alternator. - Dave

[baron]

Dave,
I'm still using the generator. Do you suggest going to an alternator? If so, which do you recomend?
Thanks,
Jerry