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Old 02-09-2008, 12:52 AM
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i think my car has an electrical problem....every morning i go to start my car and its completley dead ....every morning it gets annoying i installed a new alternator wires and i charged the battery im so curious as to why its doing this any help is much appreciated
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Old 02-09-2008, 06:50 AM
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Sounds like there is a draw on there battery. THIS will give you an idea what to do.
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Old 02-09-2008, 04:58 PM
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That's what it sounds like. It must be one hell of a draw to drain the battery overnite. Mine would go dead if i went two days without driving the car, which is all the time. I finally found my problem. My glove box light switch was stuck. I just disconnected it and no more problems.
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:11 PM
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can it just be from extreme cold ? because at night my garage is like 25 degrees and i checked the only thing i can think of is my mirror has little lights on it but the bulbs are dead and my girlfriend puts the switches on cause she knows it pisses me off so maybe even though the bulbs are burnt they might still be drawing power
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:14 PM
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draw in the system start pulling fuses.
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:19 PM
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My S-10 was pulling this same trick, and it got worse when it got really cold... Turned out to be a leaking positive terminal on the battery and consequently corroded battery cable.
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:33 PM
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have you had you battery checked mine went dead over night and thats what it was if not id say a drain somewhere....
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Old 02-12-2008, 06:36 PM
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until you get it fixed, just undo the positive cable every night.
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:55 PM
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until you get it fixed, just undo the positive cable every night.
awesome idea lol i didnt think of that
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Old 02-22-2008, 10:57 PM
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you need to hook a ammeter in series and check to see what the drain is and it's most likely not because the cold if you recharge the battery fully after each discharge
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