Hi Eric,
I didn't realize you were in Chicago, but still too far away really,
otherwise I'd loan you my battery charger (I'm just outside of St Louis). I
think you can have your battery charged up by some of the shops out there
though? Checker, Autozone, etc? I believe they charge batteries.. If not,
perhaps there are some friendly roadster owners up there willing to help?
Only other thought would be to take the battery out and charge inside your
house... but for obvious safety reasons, I wouldn't do that one!
Definately don't let some shop tell you that you have a bad alternator though!
If you have a multimeter, you can check it yourself... you are looking for
about 14.4V while its running.. I hope it's something as simple as a clock
draining your battery though!
Good luck!!
Eric
> A trickle charger is a bit of a hard thing for me since I have to keep
> my car in a public parking garage (it's not easy to find a private
> garage in Chicago) but thanks for the advice about not using the
> alternator to charge the battery.
>
> Thanks for all the help.
>
> Looking forward to a fully functional car,
> --Eric
>
> '69 1600
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