1990 Toyota Camry Starting problems

Tiny
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1990 Toyota Camry 6 cyl Wheel Drive Type unknown Automatic 210 k miles

About once every two weeks my car will not start and I have to jump start it. Something seems to be draining the battery and my mechanic can't figure it out. I have replaced the battery 3 times in the past year. I have replaced the alternator and the the problem remains. My mechanic told me it could not be the starter because I am able to jump start it. He put a meter on the battery while it was running and it did not show any sign of being drained. I have had two people tell me it might be the voltage regulator which they say is located in the starter. Any ideas?
Friday, January 25th, 2008 AT 8:37 AM

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Tiny
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Tell your mechanic to do an open voltage and a running load test-if the running load test is higher than the open voltage test-your fine aternator is putting out -if less than.05 -the alternator or the internal voltage regulator-there's a hole you can use to bypass the regulator behind the alternator to full field the alternator.
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Friday, January 25th, 2008 AT 4:52 PM

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