Hello Six-packers,
I am looking for some advice on the following :
The problem :
After I drive the 6 for about 20 miles and stop it, I cannot get it fired
up any more afterwards because of a dead battery...
What I already tried :
* First things first - check the battery : it still gives correct voltage,
a battery tester showed an "OK" on all of the cells as well.
* Afterwards, I turned all appliances "off", disconnected the negative side
from the battery and put the voltmeter between the minus side of the
battery and the battery cable. There was current flowing ! Disconnected
one by one all the fuses, but even with all 3 disconnected the current flow
remains. ==> something must happen between the battery and the fuses
already. A bad ground ?!
* A visual check on different cables did not show any bad wires or
anything.
* In the wiring diagram, the first appliance connected to the battery "+"
side is the starter. Therefore, I tried by removing the cable to the
starter and replacing this, but no change...
So - can anyone help me with an easy solution to find the bad ground, or
should I try to replace one by one all the wires until solved ? Could the
cause also be in one of the parts themselves intead of the cables ?
Also, in the wiring diagram in my workshop manual, I find at two places the
symbol of an arrow (in bold) pointing downwards. What does this mean, pls
? It is definitely another symbol than the "ground" symbol used in there.
Thanks to all for your help - great help this discussion group by the way !
Bert
72 TR6
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