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Sounds like a strange diagnosis? If you 200 1984

posted by  someone claiming to be Mark K on  Sat May 12 11:32 CST 2001 [RELATED]

"siphon" off current from the alternator, it has to manifest itself somewhere else in the form of heat, light or something, it cannot just dissapear.That relay would be on fire if it were robbing the battery of the current from the alternator to the point of no charging. I suspect you have another problem. If there is more than a half volt difference between the output stud on the alternator, and the battery, while running, you have loose or corroded connections somewhere. A stuck relay while the car is off, would explain a dead battery on restart, but not a battery going dead while running. Mark K





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