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Originally Posted by ou2mame
Everything seems to function, just functioning as if there's not enough voltage. Which wires do you think would be shorted in this case? The ignition switch seems to work fine. If the battery's charged, the car starts every time, it runs, all the accessories work, etc. It just seems like the battery isn't charging because eventually it dies. I guess I'll replace the voltage regulator and go from there.
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As mentioned by other posters, a bad diode may be the problem and has nothing to do with any shorted wires. If a diode in the alternator goes bad, is allows voltage to drain via the alternator body at a slow rate. After a couple of hours, the battery will start to run down and eventually fail. Good luck!!!