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mvpco · 05-15-2005, 03:35 PM

I have a ?, Mine is a 72, I went to internal and started charging at about 18 volts, it went bad, I put another one on and it charges fine, but..... when I hook the wire from the junction block on passenger fender to positive on battery, there is a slight spark, when I leave it hooked up the battery goes dead by next morning, I looked a schematic and it(wire on junction block) goes to regulator. I did the conversion as described in an earlier post.

Should there be a spark when I hook the wire from junction block on fender to positive on battery?

I am using a Autozone DL7133 Altenator

Jeff Smith
Pensacola, FL
http://www.mvpc.com/1972chevy.htm

05-15-2005, 03:35 PM	#10
mvpco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 400	Internal Reg I have a ?, Mine is a 72, I went to internal and started charging at about 18 volts, it went bad, I put another one on and it charges fine, but..... when I hook the wire from the junction block on passenger fender to positive on battery, there is a slight spark, when I leave it hooked up the battery goes dead by next morning, I looked a schematic and it(wire on junction block) goes to regulator. I did the conversion as described in an earlier post. Should there be a spark when I hook the wire from junction block on fender to positive on battery? I am using a Autozone DL7133 Altenator Jeff Smith Pensacola, FL http://www.mvpc.com/1972chevy.htm