One wire alternator question

Posted by Bruce B.(ND) on Sunday, July 02, 2006 at 2:15PM :

My truck was rewired with a new Painless wiring harness and has been running fine. Suddenly I have a drain on the battery, enough to drain it overnight, but not a wire burning short. A suggestion that the alternator field was energised turned out to be correct. This is the GM one wire alternator that VPW sells to replace the generator/regulator. Is my problem with the internal regulator? Shouldn't the alternator stop drawing any current with the truck shut down? Any insight here would be appreciated. BB

Follow Ups:

• Re: One wire alternator question - apb (in NY) 2:51PM 07/02/2006
  • The brain makes sense of your spelling..... - Bruce B.(ND) 8:40PM 07/02/2006
  • Slpell Cehkc - apb (in NY) 2:54PM 07/02/2006
    • Can you raed tihs??? - Mr.PG 5:49AM 07/03/2006
      • Re:Did you grasp that Mopar Norm - Mac from Texas 5:48PM 07/05/2006
    • arghh - apb (in NY) 3:04PM 07/02/2006
      • Ease up on yourself Art. - Bob Thompson 3:26PM 07/02/2006
        • Thuts esay fore you too swy. - apb (in NY) 7:37PM 07/02/2006
          • Is't not your fault..... - MoparNorm 0:38AM 07/03/2006
        • convert to a true one wire - mannyc 7:28PM 07/02/2006
          • Re: convert to a true one wire - apb (in NY) 7:36PM 07/02/2006
            • Re: convert to a true one wire - mannyc 9:53PM 07/02/2006
              • convert to a true THREE wire, or 'Oner' a spare - chriscase 10:15AM 07/03/2006
              • Re: convert to a true one wire - Tom Petroff (IL.) 5:26AM 07/03/2006

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