So you are thinking that it isnt the choke itself that is putting out the spark, but the fact that the ignition switch is left in the "on"...
It is in the column
The choke was wired to a red wire that runs from the solenoid to the insdie of the car. There is only draw on that wire when the choke is...
That was a HUGE help!!! Thank you so much! OK, so here is what I figured out... I disconnected everything from the solenoid (starter cable,...
Ok, here I go: - No extra accessories are hooked up - I dont have a horn - Windshield wipers work fine, but the washer system doesnt have hoses so...
For those of you that have not been keeping up on parts 1 and 2 of this saga: Battery is being drained within 24 hours. I have replaced the...
Car runs great other then this dying thing. Runs even better though now that I have put all of this other stuff on it (new alt, cables, solenoid,...
This is the second Alt, so the chances of 2 bad ones are slim, im sure. That was the first thing I did change after the battery. Is there...
I asked earlier... How do I know which fuse goes to a certain part of the car? If I take a fuse out and the drain stops, how will I know the...
My uncle has a plastic battery operated thing that beeps with a red and black wire attached to two metal ends. It measures watts and volts in the...
There havent been any other mods other then the stereo and the instruments, which have both been pulled. everything else is all original and...
Well, im home from work and I just went out to start it and the battery is 100% dead again. I just had it started before work, so it has only...
Dome light goes off and is in working order, dash lights are working fine, will check the trunk light when I get home from work. Just to add, the...
In the first part of this thread, I asked for ideas as to why the 71 grabber was having its battery fully drained over night. At first I thought...
So grounding the engine block to the body might stop something like this? I guess I will try anything right now.
My black cable (negative) goes direct from battery to the engine block. It isnt on the solenoid at all. My positive red cable does go through...
I was looking over everything today and noticed that the negative cable is pinched pretty bad. It is held up against the firewall with a bolt and...
So pretty much a new alternator is needed? I can live with that I guess. The other things will probably be done as well just because they look...
In the past I have started the car and taken the cables off to test the Alt. and it kept running, so I figured that the alternator was doing its...
I have bought a new battery, replaced the cables, alternater is good and still the battery dies about once every 2 weeks. It is my daily driver...
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