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what does the ignition care if its 13.8 or 12.8 volts ? theses cars take CRAZY little power ESPECIALLY the ignition.
My first day with the car the alternator slowly died and I did not realize it. I noticed the head lights getting dimmer and dimmer. odd.
the battery was so dead when I turned it off to try and figure out what was wrong it would barely even CLICK when I tried to restart it. did not even try to crank.
I figured it was that dead so stopped on an incline pop the clutch got it started.
I almost made it home then a cop saw me turning the headlights on and off. on when other cars nearby off when not.
eventually I could only accelerate with lights off and just barely. too much gas and it sputtered for lack of power.
I never knew a car could run on so little power :-) amazing little critters.
I would leave the pulleys in place. and simply reattach the belt if I ran low on power (such as needing headlights and blower for an extended period of time)
the ignition is the least of my concerns. the only 3 things that really take power in this car are the starter - blower on high - headlights.
and even the starter is likely the lowest power one of the lot :-)
plus with dual deep cycle batteries I will see far less voltage drop and far greater efficiency from the batteries.
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