>         First, which end of the battery - alternator
> wire are you unhooking? At the battery, starter
> or at the alternator?
>
>         If it is either of the first two, it sounds like
> the black wire (current track 15) in the black distro box
> in the forward driver side portion of your engine compartment
> might be some how contacting the high current post in said box.
> That post has power to it from the wire that runs to the
> battery/starter/alternator. Hrm, then there is the possibility
> that your iginition switch is not working properly, but
> hrm, how to easily test that without burning out your
> wiring if it is the former issue.

        Ooops, no, that not correct. If you had a
short from 30 to 15 at the post in the distro box,
you'd have to disconnect both the battery and the
alternator to shut off the engine... I should go get
my Bentley out from under the pile of diesel starter
parts...

dave