<VV> Alternator problem

[Jim Houston]

I parked my '65 Monza at work and left it for about 5 weeks.  When I 
went to start it, it was dead - D E A D ...  I couldn't figure that out, 
since it had been sitting at home longer than that without problems...  
I did some thinking and remembered that I had "repaired" the glove box 
light.. I removed the bulb, charged the battery and haven't had a 
problem since  ( who needs a glove box light anyway?)...  Just shows 
that even the little things could cause big problems...

Jim Houston

OPENHABIT@aol.com wrote:

>   Another possible source of a starter/charging problem is the connections. 
>There is a plastic shield that is supposed to keep this from happening, but 
>some are broken off. Either of the two smaller wires can touch the battery 
>connection, and this can create a drain on the battery. I learned this the hard way 
>many years ago. 
>Gary Bull
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