[DeTomaso] Battery Drain

[B Hower]

I had a battery drain (caused by something other than a fused circuit) plaguing me for more time than I care to admit. But thanks to this forum and Garth, when I got 3400 back together this time I decided to try unplugging the regulator over night. The next morning the battery was still up. I replaced the regulator and problem solved. Thanks again to Garth and to all who make this forum what it is.
 
Bud 3400 (getting ready to pull engine again)
 
 SEE Garth's post below:

--- On Thu, 5/19/11, Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Battery Drain
To: "Will Demelo" <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>, "DeTomaso Mail List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 6:22 AM


Will,

I had the exact same symptoms a few years ago and found my voltage regulator was the culprit. A new $29 solid state regulator from Kragen Auto solved my problems. 


BTW - When your battery was drained, did you put a trickle charger on it to bring it back up to par, or did you jump start your car? Jump starting can cause a voltage spike to which most aftermarket electronic ignition systems are susceptible.

Cheers!
Garth