1968 Ford Galaxie ALTERNATOR

1968 FORD GALAXIE
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Electrical problem
1968 Ford Galaxie V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

I HAVE ASHORT I REMOVED ALL THE FUSES STILL SHORT UNPLUGED ALL WHEN I UNPLUED THE VOLTAGE REGULATER NO SHORT CAR RUNS GOOD WITH REGULATOR PLUGED UP TURN KEY OFF ABOUT 3HOURS LATER DEAD BATTERY NEW ALT AND REGULATOR ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED. THANK YOU LIN
May 2, 2009 at 12:51 PM
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what you have is a draw on the battery. the best way to check this is to put a test light one end to the battery and the other to the positive battery cable with it disconnected from the battery. Pull one fuse at a time to find the circuit that is causing the problem. When you unplug the voltage regulator there is one wire that goes to the starter solenooid. It is black with a yellow stripe. That goes to a 9 amp fuse in your fuse box that controls the hood light, dome light, courtesy light and trunk light. If you do what i said above and pull that fuse your light wil probably go out and it will be between those areas to look. I would go for the hood light or turnk light first. It should be a 9 amp fuse at the bottom of the fuse box next to a what looks like a 20 amp fuse. The light is staying on and draining your battery. it's kind of like "where is waldo, but only with a light" lol. You should be able to find it easily.
Sep 29, 2009 at 3:41 PM