Yeah, it can seem weird, yet be something very common, especially in batteries with a 'dying cell/s', ya know? It can begin to drain itself(I'm not wording that right, I'm sure, but someone will correct me, I have no doubt, lol).

So, ...............the hazard switch was NOT on, right???????????? lol

 

no it was not

 

Thank you, Sir,...... now best wishes on the rest.

BTW, Hazards don't take long to drain a battery, as 4 Signals are poppin off at the same time, ya know? Good to know, now you've ruled out at least one thing, right?

My bet is bad battery....... I would put that other battery in, start it up, make sure you're Alternator is pulling 14.25 AT LEAST, then move on to the next testing, the easiest of which is "Turn it off, and with the new/swap battery in there that's good, let it sit and listen for that clicking, then test it every hour to see if you are dropping in voltage.... You should not, ya know?"

Best wishes, bud! that gremlin!!!!!!!!

 

nother problem with that, alternator isnt hooked up right now chef, it was converted to a gm alternator and i dont know where the 2 wires go so it hasnt been hooked up since i got my motor done, was hopin to figure it out today but gonna wait till the battery gets charged

 

Have you been running it without the alternator? That would explain a lot........

I'll be back, later, tonight..... Happy Huntin, man.

PS> (You said, the battery was dead......... What is the voltage on it, 86? Could you post that, please? Thanks)

 

havent even really been running it, no insurance on it so its been sitting since the motor got done

 

Ok, I hear ya........

BUT, could still be a battery with a failing cell, bud,....ya know? Post up the numbers for the stuff I mentioned, tomorrow(plus, obviously, anything else you can think of, ya know?)

Best wishes, man......

 

ok so you just need the voltage from the battery that was in it?

 

Yep, ....just post up the voltage of the battery that went dead.....

Post up the Voltage when the Alt is done, while running.

Post up the resistance/voltage of a few things that could be shorted out, IF you find that the orig battery isn't toast(you need to do a load test on that battery to make SURE it's toast/a cell or more is done.... This can be done at most auto parts stores. Auto zone used to do it, think they still do...Make SURE you tell them you want to LOAD TEST that battery to rule out a short).....

Post up whatever you find, 86, ya know?

Ask your teacher/instructor, btw, as he's someone you see with frequency, right?

PS> I just want to see HOW dead that battery is that wouldn't start it. If you've volt tested a few when they wouldn't start your ride, .....they're not like, DEAD, DEAD, ... they're just too low to cause initiation of ignition, lights, etc.

 

sorry chef forgot to get a voltage of teh battery, charged it last weekend and still has a charge to it so im pretty sure it was just a dead battery

 

Can't remember, now, ... but I think I meant the "voltage produced' by the alternator(w/lights on, then add 'things on', etc., to see how heavy voltage drops while running)... Oh yeah, I was mentioning the battery voltage as well.

Anyway, keep us posted!

 

got the alternator hooked up, offroad lights hooked up, alternator guage hooked up, and go to test out the alternator guage and i pop the 30 amp fuse that is under the hood right next to teh battery. guess i cant do anything else tonight. dad is gonna try and find a fuse tomorrow when he goes to town

 

Hmmmm, might wanna try a bit larger fuse, too, considering you're running 120+ Amp GM Alternator, right???? (I'M NOT sure on this... It might need to be 30A to protect the majority of the IGN components/relays/switches, etc., ....so just double check with pops, eh?)

 

yea as far as i know its a gm 1 wire alternator, and ive never popped this fuse till now, it popped because something shorted when i was doing wiring for the alternator guage and a couple wires caught fire

 

AHHHHH, fire, you say! hahahaha...... YEAH, that'll explain it, right there. lol.....

Best wishes with that, hopefully no more 'KAPOOOOF's, right? hehe

 

having problems wiring up my alternator since the previous owner put a gm alternator and gut the plug for the toyota alternator. can someone send me a link to a fsm?

 

alright so for the updates, got my tailgate straightened some, tailgate handle installed, tailgate painted, and sticker put on teh tailgate. also put some stickers on the inside of the truck. and took out some of the PO's horrible wiring mess. put my offroad lights on the bumper, and tried to figure out the wiring for the alternator. I NEED A FSM if anyone has one please send the the pdf.

 

Hmmmmmmm, check my sig lately? lol.... Been there for a while hahaha.... Sorry, not meaning to be a knob! lol.

Good update, man! Sorry bout the spaghetti soup wiring nightmare.... My last trucks PO was a MEAN PERSON! hahaha... Seriously, I thought, at times, when dealing with the wiring of that truck, ,......."Ok, this guy couldn't POSSIBLY have thought this was a good idea, right????" hehe.

Watch out with that sticker.... might get some staff on here on the edge about that first one, haha.

 

ok chef, i never noticed the fsm in your sig before but thanks, its coming along good, ill probly remove that pic of teh sticker

 

it doesnt ahave one for a 86 pickup, is the wiring between teh 79-85 carb the same and the 86 carb?