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Old 01-27-2016, 09:53 PM
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Take a screwdriver or something steel and , with the engine off , touch it to the back of the alternator and see it is magnetic. ( the center of the back ) Also do the same with the pulley side. Sometimes alternator diodes fail in an conductive state causing the battery to drain. This conductive state energizes the alternator windings causing the drain.
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