<VV> Electrical Question

[Harry Yarnell]

Three? There should be six. but yes, the three tied to the + (bat) term 
could, if shorted, drain the battery. The other three , if defective, will 
produce low output.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun McGarvey" <shaun_mcgarvey at shaw.ca>
To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Electrical Question


> Check the 3 diodes in the alternator for continuity in both directions. 
> They
> all should only pass current in one direction.
>
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
> To: <corvairs at cybrus.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 9:27 AM
> Subject: <VV> Electrical Question
>
>
>> The car is a 66 180.
>>
>>
>>
>> Everything was running fine but over the last few days the car was parked
>> and  the battery went flat.
>>
>>
>>
>> I charged the battery with the terminals disconnected.
>>
>>
>>
>> I reconnected the terminals, first the positive and as soon as I touched
>> the
>> negative terminal to the post - sparks flew!
>>
>>
>>
>> Not quite a dead short but indications of a significant draw somewhere. I
>> checked and nothing is turned on
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anybody seen this before? I haven't checked for the dreaded "heater
>> hose
>> short" yet but that will be next on my list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
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