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Old May 30, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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Alternator Wiring Problem

I have been having problems starting my car after about 2 rounds. The starter seems to be dragging, So I put in a high torque starter, remote
solenoid, and new ground cables and the problem is still there. I run an Alternator to the BAT side of my disconnect switch and noticed when I unhooked the neg. side it would spark. So, it seems my alternator is slowly draining my battery??? What am I doing wrong here? This is a bracket car with no wiring but the bare essentials.
Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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Is this a single wire alternator?
I think I read somewhere about it doing this.
Let me see if I can find the info.
Old Jul 11, 2006 | 08:10 PM
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Here, Read this. I know it's a Mopar site, but it is about sigle wire alternators and how they stay HOT if connected directly to the battery.
Hopefully this helps the one problem.
http://www.bigblockdart.com/index.php/topic,7284.0.html
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Old Jul 12, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Thanks Mopower71, this may be what I needed to hear.
Old Jul 12, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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Your welcome.
Looks like a solinoid in line keeps them from working when the engine is shut down.
Let us know how it works.
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