Bob Calkins wrote: > > I have an 80 Westy, the battery keeps goin dead....bought the battery > last Oct. charged it drove 2 days....dead again...bump start home. > charge same thing...bought new battery, guess what, you got it...dead > again..any ideas > Bob Calkins, 80 westy 69 dormer
It is possable you might have dropped a "ground" somewhere. I once went a long time doctoring a car that dropped a ground when there was a small electical fire in the engine compartment. I went through many batteries, parked faceing down on hills, and replaced an alternator before someone in passing just happened to mention a missing ground which made me wonder about a unaccounted for wire I found after putting out the fire. Since most everything looked like it still made contact - I just forgot about it. But after awhile and not right away, the charging light came on to stay. Now you know the rest of the story.... Tyrone Big Pine Key, FL 87 Van. GL Syncro etc.... |
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