All in all it was still a very informative thread on battery drainage,everybody chipped in with different offerings on what could've been the culpret. A very interesting re-fresher course to anybody following along. I'm glad you got the problem solved,I'm sure we all learned a few things we had forgotten over the years,I know I did:Smarty:
what i dont understand is why that switch is not hooked to the "ign" terminal on the fuse block instead of having 12volts to it all the time .... that way when you turn the key off ... the switch would lose power..... or are you needing a way to do some "switch pitchin'" with th car shut off?.....:laugh: now ..... tell us ......how much was th repair bill? :spank:
Repair bill was about $100.00 but that included replacement of the wiper motor (supplied) as well as the car needing a new ignition switch. (shorted out) Some of that bill was labor to meter the electrical drain. I was pretty pleased with the repair bill. The shop I use sometimes will only work on domestics and are seasoned mechanics. They really enjoy working on old muscle cars. Shop manager was very impressed driving my 87 Turbo Regal one time saying he couldn't believe how strong that car runs. It is pretty modified for a street driver with bigger inj, bigger turbo, alky injection, etc. He's an old dirt track racer and he knows that car is a mid 12 second car. Says he's gonna start charging admission when the 70 GS is there due to all the floor traffic and people asking about it. Apparently, an older woman really wanted to buy the car on it's last trip! You're right Yuk.... that switch should be wired to ignition with the SP but isn't. I'll leave as is and REMEMBER to keep toggle in OFF position when car is sitting.
