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Battery dying overnight...

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dz187

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My old battery died, so I bought a new optima red top... but this morning it was dead too I took out all the fuses and checked the battery with a multimeter, it has 4 amps of current being drawn! What the hell could this be?
 
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sounds like an alternator regulator. if you have the original alternator, remove the small plug from the reg and see if the drop goes away.
 

dz187

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Yep that was it! thanks for the quick reply
 
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glad i could help man
 
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86bluecobra

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Time to do a 140amp upgrade.
 
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oh yeahhh, 6G baby!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-130-Amp-Alternator-6G-1980-2003_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33573QQihZ004QQitemZ140071949278QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

skip the 3G
 
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