Thanks for the tip. Tried it and it didn't have any effect. I'm starting
to really suspect the battery. It's one that has this special built in
remote cut off security feature. Kind of new technology I guess. It was
hard to get set up and has been a little flaky. I returned it today and
just got a regular Die Hard battery. The NTB dealer said they've been
having lots of returns on them.
The reason I suspect the battery is when I did the testing for current,
when the battery was dead it was saying that it was pulling 5 volts.
When I completely disconnected the battery and checked it, it says it
has 5 volts left in it. Kind of odd. When I charged the battery and
tested it has 12.7 volts. I then did the current test and it said it
was now pulling 12.7 volts.
I put the new battery in...so I'll wait overnight and see if it's ok.
It's been sitting for 1hour so far and it's still good...the last one
was dead by now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kai M. Radicke [mailto:kmr@pil.net]
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 12:55 AM
To: Wade Shanley; 'Valerie Stabenow'
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Electrical Problem/sugg
> It looks like it is a short. The reading was about 5 volts. I removed
> each fuse one at a time and it didn't have any effect on the reading.
Wade, noticed your car is a 1974 Triumph TR6... which means it should
have
the seat belt lock-out feature. The control box is located in the
passenger
side footwell, on the left hand side near the gearbox tunnel. Look for
a
big round plug with about 12 different wires entering it, disconnect it
and
see how much current is being drawn then.
I had the _exact_ same problem you describe after taking my car out of
storage this past winter. Also a 1974 TR6, we eventually traced the
short
to something in that seat belt control box... so we just disconnected
the
wiring. But until I did that, each morning I would have a dead battery.
Good luck,
Kai
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