01-19-2002, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Northern California,
CA
Cobra Make, Engine: -Sold- Contemporary 427S/C # CCX-3152 1966 427 Med Rise Side Oiler, 8v 3.54:1 Salisbury IRS, Koni's.. (Now I'm riding Harleys)
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thank you jim
Thanks Jim,
Of course the car has lights, but the reference was to back-up, dome lights and electric choke type acessories that while perhaps functioning may and could cause a minor short. The gauges, save the tach and ammeter are mechanical. I do appreciate the advice and will run down each lead at the selinoid as you suggest. The problem will be found there without a doubt.
I actually have, by a process of elimination, become reasonably certain the problem lies in the white wire off the alternator. This "exciter" wire while principally telling the alternator to function (with the key on) seems to be hot all the time. Hence my question, which originally related to the Contemporary owners and what sort of wiring harnesses they got with their cars verses the amount which the builder needed to fabricate. Traditional circa vehicles used a diode or resistor wire to isolate the circut. Left unisolated this small field, traditionally drawing .6-1.5 volts will kill a fully charged 650cca, deep cycle "Diehard" in, well my experience is 48 hours...
Thanks again everyone
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