Been having dead battery issues over the past couple days on our 86.
Battery is only a couple months old and tested good after a charge. I put it back in today and hooked up my multimeter in series with the negative cable and checked for a draw. I’m seeing around a 3 amp draw.
First thing I did was disconnect the field wire from the back of the alternator and the draw went away. Checked for continuity between the field terminal and ground on the alternator and I have continuity.
Shorted field/bad alternator, correct?
I’m a little rusty in my diagnostic skills, but that’s what I seem to remember. Just want to make sure I’m not missing anything else before I drop money on a new alternator.
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