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Old 12-01-04, 07:40 PM
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Bad alt??

In doing a search, I think that's whats happening, but I'd like to confirm.

Got a parasitic drain, killed new battery in 3-4 days. Meter between neg battery cable and neg post showed 150-200ma drain. Started unplugging stuff, got to the alternator and disconnected the big wire. Dropped to 15ma.
Nothing to do now but to replace the alternator, right?
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Sounds logical...How old is the alt?

Also try putting the big wire back on and disconnecting the small plug at the back. Any difference?
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The alt is old..came with the engine when Kevin did the swap.
Anything I should look for when I disconnect the top plug?
Thanks wayne.
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