Help.. Dead Battery Problem
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Help.. Dead Battery Problem
I have the ZZ383 running as of Sat afternoon. Started on the first turn over... Wow!
I'm running a MSD with 6Al and I have the black hooked to the engine ground and the positive to the battery. The red wire is to switched 12v. I took the 12v going to the old ballast and hooked it to a terminal where I also hooked the choke and MSD small red wire. Every thing worked and the engine started just fine.
I went out today and the battery on the car was dead!
I'm also running a Tuff Stuff external regulated alternator and it has felt hot all weekend. I checked the red wire on the alternator to ground and it had 11.2 volts on it yesterday with the key off. Is this right? I also changed to an electronic regulator that a friend took off a 66 and gave me.
Should I try my old regulator or do you think I have another problem. Does that MSD bok draw power when the key is off?
Anything you guys can suggest..
Thanks,
Capt Roy
I'm running a MSD with 6Al and I have the black hooked to the engine ground and the positive to the battery. The red wire is to switched 12v. I took the 12v going to the old ballast and hooked it to a terminal where I also hooked the choke and MSD small red wire. Every thing worked and the engine started just fine.
I went out today and the battery on the car was dead!
I'm also running a Tuff Stuff external regulated alternator and it has felt hot all weekend. I checked the red wire on the alternator to ground and it had 11.2 volts on it yesterday with the key off. Is this right? I also changed to an electronic regulator that a friend took off a 66 and gave me.
Should I try my old regulator or do you think I have another problem. Does that MSD bok draw power when the key is off?
Anything you guys can suggest..
Thanks,
Capt Roy
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My my 66 BB has MSD ignition /6200 box & pro billet distBut also suggest >>>
........coincidently maybee the battery has gone to heaven,
i installed optima red top in my 66 maybe 5/7 years ago ...has never been on a charger ......
also install a battery shut off ........... to prevent parsitic drain & the remote chance of a fire due to a short ......... I had frequent problems with voltage reg & many years ago installed ( eek 
) a transistoised voltage reg fro JC Whitney........ (11 bucks), all worked for me my 66 BB is very HappyThe Dog
"Semper Fi"
