Rocky,
Yeah, I'm going to have the next one tested at O'Reilly's before I drive an
hour home with it:-). From the tests I did, do you think it's the alt?
Thanks,
Monte
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocky Frisco" <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
To: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: battery drain-again!
> MonteMorris wrote:
>
> > Thanks to Gordie, Rocky, Paul, and Bob for the info supplied to test for
a
> > chronic battery drain on the desmogged 79B. I put on a new alternator
last
> > week and the car died on me again.
> > I think I've narrowed it to a faulty NEW alternator (at O'Rielly's), but
> > would like to some help verifying this. Here's my test info:
> > Alt unplugged:
> > Ohmmeter on 2M setting, readings at alt. plug, first with red probe on
plug
> > and black on ground-then reversing the probes:
> > brown/yellow-.003/.003 both browns-0/ 1.97 for a few seconds, then
down
> > to 0.
> >
> > Alternator plugged in, ignition off, car off:
> > Br/yellow-0 volts both browns-12.3V
> >
> > Ignition on, car off.
> > Br/yellow-1.79V both brown-12V
> >
> > Ignition on, car on
> > 12.9V on all. 12.3V when lights on Revved car to 3000RPM
with
> > little change.
> >
> > I want to drive this car about 1000 miles to Kentucky to a wedding on
the
> > 23rd, so would appreciate any advice. (I ordered a replacement
alternator
> > which will be in this Saturday).
>
> O'Reilly's should be happy to test this alto; they test them for free
> and this one was bought from them. If it's faulty, they should replace it.
>
> -Rock http://www.rocky-frisco.com
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