1990 Lincoln Town Car Alternator Draws 2amps and kills the

1990 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
107,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DCCOOKIE
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Alternator Draws 2amps and kills the battery.
If I take out the 10 amp "alternator" fuse, or remove either 1 of the 2 plugs from the alternator itself(1 with three thin wires and 1 with 3 thick yellow wires) the battery drain goes away. Is there anyway I can verify this is a bad alternator? I have a volt/amp meter I can test with and know most basics.
Oct 30, 2008 at 12:10 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Sounds like a shorted diodes in the alternator draining the battery
Oct 30, 2008 at 12:53 PM
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