Paint, I have diagrams that should have it. Unfortunatly I am heading out to church and going 50 miles out of town to meet dragon13 off of the highway to pick up my second hood he's selling me. I won't be able to look till like 5 or 6. Maybe you could take the battery in to the parts store and have them check it anyway, maybe it is bad TOO.
The orange is the field, The black is GND. The T post should go on a stud that has no writing. With key on engine off the orange should light a test lite, Provided battery will light the test light. If not suspect regulator or broken wire going to regulator. As i said before these are thin wires with thick plastic sheaths, wires can break in sheath.
Explain this magical device and it's installation please. Don't skimp on the details and pictures showing it's installation. I just spent $75 on a battery after learning mine was DOA after testing. I want the underhood to be as wire free and hose free as possible.
Sorry I havn't had the time to look at the diagrams. Would you like me to? I was also not sure if the replys so far have fixed you up... You can try to see if you have a draw that is killing the battery. Remove the negative battery cable and put a test light between the cable and the terminal. Make sure everything is off and that you have some voltage in the battery, preferably a good battery. Did you take it to get checked? Is it full?
Check out thread...http://home.cmaaccess.com/~scodon/ and go down to 4/14/07 entry. I got the alternator at NAPA for about $40. You will need a small 2-wire plug for another dollar or so. To make it fit, I had to use a piece of tubing to make a spacer because the flange where the top bolt goes in is thinner. I originally used a cut down deep socket, but now have a chunk of aluminum tubing. Put the plug in the hole on the bottom of the alternator, white wire goes to the dummy light (optional), red wire goes to hot post on alternator, and a heavy gauge (8-10 gauge) wire goes from hot post to battery. You will also have to drill out the top mounting hole a little because it is just a tad too small in diameter. Other than that, keep your old pulley to bolt on to the front of the alternator, and throw away the voltage regulator and all wires attached to it.
Yes. Battery goes dead while sitting. I am seriously not a happy camper. I'll have to search for my test light, I do have a meter but have no idea what to look for. I appreciate all the ideas and suggestions. This forum is saving me money I hope!
Sounds like something is on when it shouldn't be. Had a minivan once that would kill the battery after a few hours. Using an ammeter on the battery I found there was a continous 1 1/2 amp draw even with everything "off". Had to start pulling fuses to track down the offending circuit. Ended up one of the lighted mirrors on a sun visor was stuck on.
Check the buzzer under the dash, passenger side. It would drain my battery overnight. I finally found that there was a slight draw all the time with everything turned off. Cut the wire to that buzzer and everything was fixed. Hated that buzzer anyway!
There was a small gauge black wire leading to the negative post and another red one leading to the positive post. I am assuming the small black wire going to the battery was useless because the alternator should be grounded through the black capped wire right? Draining my battery maybe? I am perplexed and befuddled.
