Re: IML: ''71 electrical glitch

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

It wouldn't be the first time that I replaced an alternator that it was bad 
off the shelf, so I would start there. I would think if there were a short 
that drained the battery that fast, you would know it.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jkelly808@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 10:09 PM
Subject: IML: ''71 electrical glitch


> Happy New Year, gang
> I just picked up my alleged 34,000-mile, one-owner, parked-since-1987,
> never-left-California 1971 LeBaron from the docks yesterday. It needs a 
> lot of work
> but for starters, it's got some kind of electrical system demon that 
> drains
> the battery almost immediately upon starting.
> Previous owner installed new battery, new alternator, new electronic 
> ignition
> but clearly that wasnt the problem. Driving it around the block just now, 
> the
> lights started to fade and then went out altogether just as I pulled into 
> the
> driveway. A couple minutes with the battery charger and she starts right 
> up,
> but then the lights start to dim ...
> Anyway, I have zero aptitude with electrical stuff, so Im handing it over 
> to
> my professional. Any quick thoughts on what might be the culprit? Short
> someplace?
> Aloha and many thanks.
> Jim Kelly
> '68 LeBaron
> '71 LeBaron




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