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Car Draining battery

Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:17 PM
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Car Draining battery

Does anyone know what the problem could be. someone said that it is the alternator but i have no idea. this is the second time in 4 days. just need to know some details on this so that i could fix it thanks.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:20 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

Happened to my Mustang, drained over night. Turned out to be the alternator as well.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:21 PM
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Replace the battery. Once a battery has been drained dead it will never hold a charge right.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

Originally Posted by ShawnMacAnanny
Replace the battery. Once a battery has been drained dead it will never hold a charge right.

the first time that the battery drained. i replaced the battery. so it was brand new like two days ago. i hope its only the alternator
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 12:30 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

the funny thing is that it started up this morning normal and i got to work and everything ok. i went back outside to go do something and now the car wont start.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:09 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

ttt
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

I feel your pain man. I plug my car into the wall whenever it's parked. One of those Autometer battery maintainers. My car would go dead in like 3 days. It would slowly drain it day by day. I never figured it out and still don't know to this day what the problem is. So if anyone has any ideas.....i'd like to hear them too.
Old Sep 30, 2004 | 01:27 PM
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Re: Car Draining battery

Hook a Fluke, or any DVOM in series with the battery and read the Amps that the bat. is loosing when the car is just sitting cold. At that point start pulling fuses untill you find the circut that is causing the parasidic drain to your battery and fix the problem. When the correct fuse is pulled the drain will go away, at that point get a wiring diagram for that circut and chace the wires.

Good luck,

Erik
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