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I loved the Hawkers in my last truck. Please add me in!

I've come to terms with it, as they put themselves in my way. There are way toi many lifeguards around the gene pool anyway. I do all I can but it is in God's hands once they foul the track. Anymore, it just makes me angry at whoever it is doing the dumb move. Now if I ever hit a car with...

It was definitely something sticking or grounding in the regulator. Unplugged it and the drain went away. Put in my spare regulator and it will sit for days and can still crank. Thanks everyone.

I too am going to have to bail for the 3rd year in a row... 🤬 I have SR-46 from wed-sun if someone wants a spot.

No worries at all, hope I didn't sound like I was not greatful for your post. After all, I would guarantee someone else who really needs that kind of help will find this thread and your post extremely useful, so don't feel like your time went to waste. And I didn't think to check the ignition...

Thanks, I followed the stock wiring when I rewired it. I've unplugged the light switch entirely, still a drain. The gauges do drop to zero, so does the voltage to the coil, so pretty confident the ignition switch is ok. That leaves the regulator, or start switch. I've been troubleshooting MVs...

Yes, I do a lot of locomotive work so mine can read up to 600 amps dc or ac. At the positive battery cable I get like .8 amps with everything off.

I have a clamp ammeter, been checking what I can that way but figured I'd ask here to maybe narrow things down.

This is my current thought. Going to drive it, and disconnect the regulator when I get back then check for a drain.

Never would have thought of this. I will check it out.

So I totally rewired my M37 with an NOS front harness and a made myself rear. Been driving it a lot more than usual ( usually 10 times a year, shows and rallys) So now, it seems I have a mystery battery drain. Swapped batteries thinking they were going bad, same thing. If I disconnect the...

My friend bought those adapters and the recommended civilian plugs to go inside them. No joy, wouldn't run with them. Cleaned old plugs and replaced, ran great. Your mileage may vary. I bought 3 sets years ago at a show, hopefully they will last me. Still running the set the truck came with, and...

Ditto on M936's trying to find bottom on any non hard packed surface...

Mine just did this to me too. Was working on it in the garage, went to dinner, came home and noticed a glow... was a bad driver side alternator diode. Had it rebuilt and all is good now. Glad you got it figured out.

I have brought back some that were way worse. I'd say you got a good deal! And welcome!

I found the issue. Two 1435 wires were disconnected. After looking through the TM those were ground wires. Hooked them to a good ground, and surprise surprise, everything works correctly. Bad grounds and no grounds do funny things!

Not one of SR46? I'm hurt... 🤣

Another sneaky thing we did, was go aboard other destroyers of our class and steal the parts we needed to get underway. SIMA was Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity. We managed to ahem, appropriate a few SIMA hats. Go to a ship, especially on a weekend, and request to come aboard, we know...

Why are Navy ships painted gray? So the duct tape matches

Driving is the part I have down pat, its the stopping without a convenient government building to use that trips me up!