<VV> Battery Dying Problem (some Corvair)

[Harry Yarnell]

First suspect is the alternator.
Next, he should measure the current drain from the battery, and start
pulling fuses til he finds the circuit that's pulling the battery down.
No milliampmeter or multimeter? Use a small (like a 194) lamp in series with
the battery , and proceed as above.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Moorhouse" <corvair65 at verizon.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 9:10 PM
Subject: <VV> Battery Dying Problem (some Corvair)


> 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?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Russ Moorhouse
> '65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
> Group Corvair Member
> Corsa Member
> Kent Island, MD
>
>
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