Carl Hubert writes:
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1st let me thank the responses on my brake fluid leak. I think I've got it
nailed.
Now I've attacked a long-standing electrical drain. I've narrowed it down
to
two different problems.
The first is from the alternator. Both brown wires that plug into the
alternator are draining power with engine off and key out of ignition.
Why?
What could cause this?
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Carl;
You might have a bad diode assembly. There are 9 diodes in that assembly
and depending on which one is bad you can get different symptoms.
Changing a diode assembly is easy for someone with good electrical
skills (like me) but if that is not you then you might try to borrow
an alternator for testing.
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Second source is on the circuit that goes through the rheostat. I will get
behind the dash and unplug the purple wire to the rheostat to see if this
stops the drain. Has anyone had this problem? Was it the rheostat itself
or
one of the panel lights?
Thanks in advance.
Carl Huppert
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The only rheostat I know of is the one for the panel lights. And the
there should not be a purple wire connected to it. The wire should be
red (from the light switch). The purple wire is ON all the time and
hence your panel lights will be on as well.
The purple wire connected there is probably for the interior lights.
Hope this helps.
Dave Massey
St. Louis, MO USA
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