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RE: Electrical Problem... - 7/17/2007 2:16:39 PM

73shark

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Advance Auto (old Western Auto and Parts America) can check the alt, starter, and battery on the car. Maybe others, don't know.

Spend a couple bucks more and get a factory service manual from Helm. I got a Haynes and found it to be about on par with a Chiltons.

Edit: See I'm too late with the book advice but see someone else mentioned it also. More info is usually better tho. Very nice looking car. Does the nest-of -snakes side exhaust have the mufflers in it or have you even had a chance to hear it?

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RE: Electrical Problem... - 7/17/2007 10:14:38 PM

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not sure if it has mufflers or not, the last time heard it, it sounded great but it's been about 8 years. I'm guessing that exhaust is not stock, correct?

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RE: Electrical Problem... - 7/20/2007 8:00:40 PM

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Correct. They are Hooker or Hooker look-a-like nest-of-snake header/side exhaust. They come with slip-in mufflers that are basically a glass pack without the outer shell. Supposedly they slip out and you can run open exhaust but usually once they've been in for a while, the rust holds them. You can remove the straight portion of the side mount tho.

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RE: Electrical Problem... - 8/7/2007 4:14:39 PM

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NickD,
I am having the same problem with my 1979 C3 but it is taking about 1 week to drain the battery (4 from Advance so far). Follow the procedures on page 5-2 in the haynes manual for troubleshooting the chargine system. I have narrowed my short down to the CTSY CLK (fuse) circuit and I don't know what to do now. I am disconnecting each item in the circuit until the short goes away. No luck yet!

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