What are all the possible connections I can remove from my 1986 5.8L Grand Marquis LS. Most things are broken, and shorts/parasitic drains are occurring.
What's the bare minimum I need to run the beast electrically, until I can fix system by system. 7 years as an amplifier builder. I know electrical, but I don't know automotive, could use some frank succinct advice on stripping this car bare (electrically) while still driving it safely.
My alternator has 2 molex type connectors on it. One fat 8g type connector (battery charger) that runs to the positive on the battery, and one with 18g wires, 3 of them, these seem to run to maybe the "computer". This connector is causing a parasitic drain. It does charge the battery while running, so it does not trigger the battery light in the dash. So alternator charges, but then VERY quickly drains with that connector on, and the engine off. I assume it is monitoring type things based on the wire gauge. This problem happens often with this car. Any ideas on why I keep "popping diodes"? I think it's a deeper problem than the alternator, I think that's just a symptom of a more stealthy problem, as this is a recurring problem.
My solution is to start bare, and work my way up. Hence my query.
Thank you for any constructive help you can provide. Chilton and Haynes are only as good as the dummy reading it.
Edit: I'm 'popping' diodes, not 'pooping' them. That would be a whole different forum to post on.
What's the bare minimum I need to run the beast electrically, until I can fix system by system. 7 years as an amplifier builder. I know electrical, but I don't know automotive, could use some frank succinct advice on stripping this car bare (electrically) while still driving it safely.
My alternator has 2 molex type connectors on it. One fat 8g type connector (battery charger) that runs to the positive on the battery, and one with 18g wires, 3 of them, these seem to run to maybe the "computer". This connector is causing a parasitic drain. It does charge the battery while running, so it does not trigger the battery light in the dash. So alternator charges, but then VERY quickly drains with that connector on, and the engine off. I assume it is monitoring type things based on the wire gauge. This problem happens often with this car. Any ideas on why I keep "popping diodes"? I think it's a deeper problem than the alternator, I think that's just a symptom of a more stealthy problem, as this is a recurring problem.
My solution is to start bare, and work my way up. Hence my query.
Thank you for any constructive help you can provide. Chilton and Haynes are only as good as the dummy reading it.
Edit: I'm 'popping' diodes, not 'pooping' them. That would be a whole different forum to post on.
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