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12-12-2004, 11:05 AM
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Red
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Llano... Texas Hill Country
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I thought I' had solved my battery draw down problem by finding a loose connection, but the problem is still there after I fixed the wire. I attached a test light between the neg. battery post, (neg cable removed first), and the large red wire at the alternator and the test light lights up. If I understood ya'll correctly, this should NOT happen if the electrical system is fine, right? So that means that SOMETHING is drawing power from the battery overnight, right?
I pulled fuses one at a time, and the light NEVER went out!???? Where would ya'll suggest going from here? For what it's worth, the test light did NOT light when I touched the smaller dark blue wire at the alternator. Mike
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12-12-2004, 12:50 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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If you connect the negative post to the positive wire on the alternator it will light up because you've completed the loop! What you need to do is re-connect the negative, dis-connect the positive and run the dummy light from the positive post on the battery to the positive battery cable. If it lights up then you start pulling fuses. Good luck!
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12-13-2004, 11:11 AM
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Red
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Randy,
Thanks for the clarification, I feel as dumb as a rock when it comes to electrical stuff. Mike
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12-13-2004, 11:20 AM
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Mike, check this out:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php3?t=33198
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12-13-2004, 12:23 PM
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Red
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Jim,
thanks, I saw that earlier this morning, and for me a pic IS worth a 1K words! Mike
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