A Little wireing help....
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A Little wireing help....
I just put a 400 in my 61 uni and while everything working properlly i'm getting a draw on the battery overnite. the motor came out of a 77 lincoln town car. I think i wired it properlt but apparentlly not...lol any suggestion were to look first...
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Not a whole lot a fuses on a '61, but pulling fuses is a start. If you didn't have the problem before the motor install, I would first suspect the starter or generator/alternator. Not too much else should have possible power with the ignition off. Light switch could be bad - the rheostat (sp?) for dimmer. Brake light may be leaking juice. Just some thoughts...
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A friend had a similar problem on a '67 mustang. Turned out it was the voltage regulator. It would drain the battery overnight. Replaced the voltage regulator and the problem went away.
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Hey thanks for the info i don't have a digital milli meter but a friend told me i could do the same thing with a 12volt tester the kind that has a light in it looks like a needle..I'll try that and pulling the fuses one at a time that should get me started in the right direction....Thanks Again everyone
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problem solved
Hey just wanted you guys to know that it seems the voltage regulator was the problem. After i started checking things out i couild hear a faint clicking noise coming from the volt.reg. box. I haven't replaced it yet but am going to but i got to check my wireing also to make sure it wassomething i screwed up but hey thanks alot for all the help....
