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Old 11-28-2015, 06:43 PM   #3
Mitch//pa
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Location: Bucks County, PA
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Default Re: Thank you Mitch//pa

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Originally Posted by Big hammer View Post
Your tip,hint,trick helped me troubleshoot an electric problem for a disabled veterans truck(not an A) His battery would be dead after a few days. I remove the battery cable an used a test probe between them and it light up. After removing the wires from the alternator, the test light went out. Installed a fresh alternator and problem solved. I thank you and the disabled vet thanks you!! A
Thats good to hear, on many modern cars the B juice is fed to the alternator via a fuseable link. some times when looking for a parasitic draw pulling each fuse one at a time may not always turn off the test light. disconnecting the component directly like you did is the only way.
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