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Re: Electrical Problem/sugg

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Subject: Re: Electrical Problem/sugg
From: Steve Daniels <sdaniels@gorge.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:31:46 -0700
Organization: Organization? This is organized?
References: <000001c0fb98$d0b668f0$6501a8c0@wadecomputer> <021c01c0fba8$fe3fb780$0100a8c0@lucifer>
On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 01:54:38 -0400, "Kai M. Radicke"
<kmr@pil.net> wrote:

>> 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.

>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.

My '73 was sucking the battery as well, and it turned out to be
the anti-run on valve up by the charcoal canister.  I unplugged
it at the oil pressure switch, and haven't had a problem since.

It doesn't run on, either.  Funny, that.

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