[Peugeot-L] '86 505 GL electrical short?

I've found that the trunk light is a likely culprit because you can't see if it is on when the trunk is closed
Get someone you trust to close the trunk with you in it or better yet close your motherinlaw in the trunk If she can find her way out then the light is probably staying on.

Bob

• Original Message ----- From: "phred" <phred@exemail.com.au> To: "'edallen505'" <edallen505@yahoo.com>; <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:44 PM Subject: RE: [Peugeot-L] '86 505 GL electrical short?

Ed,

Blown tell-tale lamp in the dash is a possibility. The lamp is part of the charging circuit which supplies excitation current and it's absence prevents the alternator from being "kick-started". The other way to "start" the alternator is rev the motor to 2 or 3 thousand rpm.

Good luck

Con..

1979 504 GL

1984 505 STi

1995 306 XT

1998 406 SV

From: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of edallen505
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:29 AM
To: peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Peugeot-L] '86 505 GL electrical short?

Here's the deal.
rebuilt alternator.
new battery.
If not driven at least every other day, battery goes down. Pull #5 fuse (radio mem, locks,clock etc)and all's OK. Radio removed...didn't help.
Any ideas?

Ed

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