Take the battery to a parts store and have it load tested. How old is it? I
just had this problem on a car of mine and it turned out to be a bad
battery. Disconnect the neg bat cable and put an ammeter in there. You'll
probably need one that reads milliamps. This will tell you how big the draw
is. Then try disconnecting items until it the draw goes away. Start at
items near the battery in the harness (like the regulator,
generator/alternator, starter) and work your way faryther away. When the
draw goes away you found it.
Ron Waters
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Ron Waters
Greg -
This is usually a symptom of a light being left on, such as a trunk light
or
under hood light. If it was the ignition switch, you would probably see
the
dash lights on as well.
Ron
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From: "Greg Buffalow" <61imperial@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Dead battery diagnosis?
> My battery keeps going dead. New alternator, new voltage
> regulator, and new ballast resistor haven't solved the problem.
> Now a new ignition switch is suggested. The alternator appears
> to be charging the battery, and the battery (also new) will
> hold a charge if I use a charger, but it dies overnight.
>
> The new ignition switch is suggested since it appears that the
> circuit does not fully close, and it's like the ignition is always
> turned to on.
>
> Does this make sense? Any suggestions on the correct fix would
> be appreciated.
> Thanks again,
> Greg
>
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