bcbell@inmet.UUCP (10/16/85)
** Dead battery line ** If you bring the car back to the repair place again, they'll tell you, "needs a new generator" which would be my guess, too. There are only four active components in the system: the battery, voltage regulator, (both new) starter, (works O.K. when the battery has a charge) and the generator. But you shouldn't limit your troubleshooting to just the active components, especially on a 22 year old car that's spent some time in New England. The problem is just as likely to be a corroded connection or bad wire as anything else. Keep in mind that tracking down bad wires and corroded terminals is a time-consuming process- this is why it's never high on a dealer's priority list. Good luck. Sorry I don't know of any old Ford fixers around. R.M. Mottola Cyborg Corp. Newton, MA. (Posted for me by a friend)