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Old 07-30-2009, 12:17 AM   #9
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Re: Battery draw?????

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Originally Posted by kenny_strong View Post
I unplugged the plastic plug on the alternator and that fixes it. I have a wiring nightmare from the PO. The main positive cable from the battery goes to the starter and the hot wire from the alt. (10 gauge)goes to the starter. 1 wire goes to the electric choke and they have a few more wires spliced into that. I need to find the right way to wire everything and start over.
There's the problem. Is this a three wire internal reg alt? If yes check that the plug is wired correctly the #1 terminal should be hot with key on and the #2 (voltage sense) terminal should be hot all the time.
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