<VV> electrical mystery

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You might do as Jim said and try pulling fuses to see if the light goes out. Then you would have the circuit to check. 


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> On Jun 13, 2018, at 4:14 AM, jim bannister via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
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> As a troubleshooting method, unhook the positive lead from the battery and put a tail light bulb in series with the disconnected battery cable.  Any reasonable current drain will light the bulb.  Start fiddling with stuff until the bulb goes out.  Don'y worry about zapping something, the bulf will limit the current.  Worst case scenario, the bulb will go to full illumination.
> Jim '66 Turbovert
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> Whatever it is, it's probably getting warm. Try feeling the alternator 
> after the car has been standing a few hours. Or look for anything else 
> getting warm. I would put an ammeter on the batter to see how much 
> current is being drawn.
> 
>> On 2018-06-12 16:06, Tom Berg via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> Fellas,
>> My '64 Monza is dead in the carport, a victim (apparently) of an
>> electrical short. The battery (new a couple of months ago) goes dead
>> overnight; I can jump start it with a booster, and it runs fine and
>> its alternator (not original, of course) seems to charge OK. 
>> When I turn it off I can restart it soon after. But if I let it sit
>> for a few hours, and especially overnight, the battery (and the car)
>> is dead again. Evidently something is pulling down the battery.
>> Any thoughts as to the cause? 
>> --Tom in Ohio
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