No wonder Trudy gets on you! Joy would get after me as well, unless I picked it up for next to free fixed it up and sold it for profit....or gave it to one of the kids. But, if it just a diamond in the rough and not a money pit, then you would be way ahead of the game.

I would check the battery and the cables again. Could be a rat chewed the casing off, giving a short. Even if the cables match the posts position wise, does not mean the PO used the correct battery. I have seen batteries that match by size, but the posts could be reversed. I almost bought one like that for my old Chevy truck. Also check the starter connections, GP relay, alternator, and any thing els that would cause a huge immediate power draw.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D