<VV> Battery Dying Problem (some Corvair)

[UltraMonzaWest at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/15/2005 7:16:37 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
corvair65 at verizon.net writes:

> My neighbor who has 2 turbo Corvair motors buried in his stash in his 
> garage 
> (Corvair Part) also has a project '87 El Camino with stock V8.  In a matter 
> of two days his battery will be drained  down to zero volts.  He replace a 2 
> 
> year old battery, thinking that was the problem, but the new one does the 
> same thing.  He's not leaving anything on such as lights or radio.  Where 
> would be the best place to start checking for a short that would be causing 
> this problem?
> 
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Disconnect the BAT  lead at the Alternator......blown diode!


Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.