6 volt Battery Charging

[joefrazer]

If all lights are off and the doors are shut, then there should be no spark.  It sounds like something is remaining "on" when the car isn't running. Could be a hot wire going to ground. With the ignition off, put a voltmeter on the battery terminals and look for a slow voltage drain.

[JoeKeys2010]

Door was open but my dome light doesn't work.

[dpledger]

Do you have a clock? Might be enough to draw a spark.

Possible dome light doesn't work because of a short in the circuit.

[JoeKeys2010]

no clock

[JoeKeys2010]

Found it.  Left the key switch on.  When I got to it this after noon the battery was dead and I found the key in the on position.  Charged the battery, took it for a Sunday drive and checked this time with the key off an no spark at the battery.

[retired wrench]

  As many times as you have left the switch on you might take a look at your ign points. You could have burned them.

[JoeKeys2010]

Probably not a bad idea.

[JoeKeys2010]

So far so good.  It charges up well, gage works and all.  Just have to get used to how the manual choke operates.  In the summer I did not have to touch it.  I just about have it figured out although I have flooded it a time or two.

[retired wrench]

 Had a gal come in  with a car running rough and noticed she had the choke pulled out and her purse hanging on it. Told her she couldn't do this and got quite an argument over where she would hang her purse.