There could possible be a short that developed and is draining the
battery.
Disconnect the ground cable from the battery and put a voltmeter in
with one lead on the negative post of the battery and the other on the
cable. If you get more than 1.5 or 2 volts then you know something is
going on.
Then...with the vM still in place...remove fuses one at a time to see
if that voltage drops. This is to locate the circuit that may be the
culprit.
good luck!
Valerie Stabenow,1962 mga,1967 tr4a, 1969 xk-e, 1973 tr6, 1981
corvette
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade Shanley" <wadesh@home.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Electrical Problem
> Im hoping the collective wisdom on this list will be able to point
me
> in the right direction. In April I took my TR6 out of storage I
> purchased a new Die Hard battery. The old one was about 4 = years
old
> so I changed it out as a precaution. The car was fine for about 2
> months. I even had it sitting for weeks and it would start with no
> problem. A few days ago I get in and the battery is completely
deadno
> click no nothing. It was only sitting overnight. I drove it the
> previous day. I checked to make sure I didnt leave the lights on.
> Nothing was left on. I jumped it and it started fine, charged up
right
> away. I let it run to hot and checked the volts and it was between
13
> and 14 so I guess the alternator is charging ok. Turned it off.let
it
> sit over night and the same thingcompletely dead the next morning.
> Charged it againtook the battery out of the car and let it sit
> overnight to make sure it was holding a charge. It was holding a
> chargeso I put it back instarted the car fine. Let it run a while
and
> turned it off. Did some work around the garage for about
1hour.went
> back to start it and it was completely dead again. I cant figure
out
> what would drain the battery completely so quickly. If anyone has
any
> ideasplease let me know.
>
>
>
> The battery is a Die Hard Security (one with one of those remote cut
off
> devices). Im thinking the security feature in the battery could be
> malfunctioning and draining the battery or something. If I cant
figure
> it out, Im going to return it and just get a regular battery and
see if
> that helps.
>
>
>
> Wade Shanley
>
> 1974 TR 6
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