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1928Pickuppain · 05-11-2011, 08:06 PM

Ok so im sure you all have read posts of mine about rebuilding my steering collum as of late well i have it all together and back in one thing i didnt talk about was actualy the same day my steering wheel broke of my battery had died earleyr in the day now i know my charging system was not right to begin with becosue when i would drive at night it the lights would slowley run down the battery. i figured after i did the coulm i would have to rewore the truck becouse it was prity half assed mostley 12 v wires and i had no ligth switch just used a togle and a pear of vice grips as my switch. I picked up a wireing harnis and a ligth swich and did it all correct from the start ripped out the old installed the new right wires now that I have all true grounds and all my points are good connections i tryed to start it and the battery was dead again i dont know what the gen should be butting out for juice when the lights are on and what it should be putting out when there off also do the can you adjust the 3rd bruch to componsate for wear on the gen brushes and lastley alwase having my lights draing my battery down cause premature death to my bat?

05-11-2011, 08:06 PM	#1
1928Pickuppain Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Billerica, Ma Posts: 461	Electrical problems Ok so im sure you all have read posts of mine about rebuilding my steering collum as of late well i have it all together and back in one thing i didnt talk about was actualy the same day my steering wheel broke of my battery had died earleyr in the day now i know my charging system was not right to begin with becosue when i would drive at night it the lights would slowley run down the battery. i figured after i did the coulm i would have to rewore the truck becouse it was prity half assed mostley 12 v wires and i had no ligth switch just used a togle and a pear of vice grips as my switch. I picked up a wireing harnis and a ligth swich and did it all correct from the start ripped out the old installed the new right wires now that I have all true grounds and all my points are good connections i tryed to start it and the battery was dead again i dont know what the gen should be butting out for juice when the lights are on and what it should be putting out when there off also do the can you adjust the 3rd bruch to componsate for wear on the gen brushes and lastley alwase having my lights draing my battery down cause premature death to my bat?