The 1443 with slant six has a mystery voltage drain.
When I got the cat same issue occurred. Turned out to be the diode in the alternator.
Batteries died after jumping a dead battery so figured the diodes went again so I replaced the alternator last week.
Came out tonight and battery is dead. Ther power and ground for the stereo hasnt been hooked up so it's something factory. When I attach the positive I get a spark so there's a draw somewhere.
Wires are a little crusty so maybe the shorted somewhere.
What could it be? Faulty new alternator or a result of the dual field setup and my grounding one field for the 3 wire.
There an easy diode test?
When I got the cat same issue occurred. Turned out to be the diode in the alternator.
Batteries died after jumping a dead battery so figured the diodes went again so I replaced the alternator last week.
Came out tonight and battery is dead. Ther power and ground for the stereo hasnt been hooked up so it's something factory. When I attach the positive I get a spark so there's a draw somewhere.
Wires are a little crusty so maybe the shorted somewhere.
What could it be? Faulty new alternator or a result of the dual field setup and my grounding one field for the 3 wire.
There an easy diode test?
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