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Gentlemen:
I guess I just don't understand - please help. The battery on my 1982 308 GTSi discharges after the vehicle sits for 10 to 14 days. If driven daily there is never a problem. There are no lights on that I can tell. The radio does have a "clock" but surely that would not be enough of a voltage drain. I suspect the diode in the alternator might be bad.
When I attach a volt/omh meter to the vehicle, plus and negitive battery leads but the battery out, I get a reading of approximately .6 volts which then drops to 0 volts. I've done this twice. When I check for resistence, I would think in should read 0 without the battery, I get a reading. It goes without saying that I am not understanding something.
Removing the alternator from the vehicle doesn't appear to be the most fun one could have.
Any comments/thoughts before a remove the alternator for a rebuild??
As always, thanks in advance.
Steve Schroeder
I guess I just don't understand - please help. The battery on my 1982 308 GTSi discharges after the vehicle sits for 10 to 14 days. If driven daily there is never a problem. There are no lights on that I can tell. The radio does have a "clock" but surely that would not be enough of a voltage drain. I suspect the diode in the alternator might be bad.
When I attach a volt/omh meter to the vehicle, plus and negitive battery leads but the battery out, I get a reading of approximately .6 volts which then drops to 0 volts. I've done this twice. When I check for resistence, I would think in should read 0 without the battery, I get a reading. It goes without saying that I am not understanding something.
Removing the alternator from the vehicle doesn't appear to be the most fun one could have.
Any comments/thoughts before a remove the alternator for a rebuild??
As always, thanks in advance.
Steve Schroeder