LPW
New member
- Joined
- Nov 18, 2005
- Messages
- 1
- Location
- Kernersville NC
- Corvette
- 66 sunfire yellow convert 66 Trophy Blue coupe
Dear Folks,
I have never posted before, but have been in the background for a long time reading all the interesting questions and answers on the CAC forum. I do have a problem that I know some one will be able to help me solve. I have a 1966 corvette 427/425 coupe which I have had for over 20 years. I started the car the other night and drove it around some. Everything seemed fine. 3 days later I was going to drive the car again and the battery was completely DEAD. The first thing I did was put the battery charger on the battery to charge it up. Then I noticed the voltage regulator was getting quite warm. I disconnected the battery cables from the battery and proceeded to charge the battery. The battery fully charged up, so I reconnected the positive (+) cable, then the negative(-)
When I reconnected the negative cable, a relay inside the voltage regulator would energize. If I pulled the negative cable back off/on/off/on the relay would respond each time by energizing, de-energizing. I know this is what drained the battery and is not suppose to happen. Under further investigation, I disconnected the Field/Relay plug on the back of the alternator and the voltage regulator relay de-energized/energized exactly like if I were removing the negative battery cable. So has anyone experienced this before and do I have a bad regulator or a shorted alternator? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
LPW
I have never posted before, but have been in the background for a long time reading all the interesting questions and answers on the CAC forum. I do have a problem that I know some one will be able to help me solve. I have a 1966 corvette 427/425 coupe which I have had for over 20 years. I started the car the other night and drove it around some. Everything seemed fine. 3 days later I was going to drive the car again and the battery was completely DEAD. The first thing I did was put the battery charger on the battery to charge it up. Then I noticed the voltage regulator was getting quite warm. I disconnected the battery cables from the battery and proceeded to charge the battery. The battery fully charged up, so I reconnected the positive (+) cable, then the negative(-)
When I reconnected the negative cable, a relay inside the voltage regulator would energize. If I pulled the negative cable back off/on/off/on the relay would respond each time by energizing, de-energizing. I know this is what drained the battery and is not suppose to happen. Under further investigation, I disconnected the Field/Relay plug on the back of the alternator and the voltage regulator relay de-energized/energized exactly like if I were removing the negative battery cable. So has anyone experienced this before and do I have a bad regulator or a shorted alternator? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
LPW
