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| Author: | DAJUJ [ Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Parasitic Battery Drain Maybe? |
After replacing the starter on my 63 Valiant, I was hooking the ground cable back up to the battery and was surprised when a small spark occurred when I touched the cable to the battery. Nothing spectacular, but small spark nonetheless. Since I had a little time on my hands, I pulled each fuse one at a time, and touched the cable to the battery in an effort to isolate the parasitic drain. The spark continued through all this. The previous owner recently installed a radio in the car and I am wondering if maybe he bypassed the fuse panel link?? All the functions such as headlights, brake lights, interior lights, etc. work fine. For the time being I am removing the ground cable when the car is just sitting in the garage, but I would like to figure out what the heck is going on. Suggestions would be appreciated. |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:42 pm ] |
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get a free voltmeter from harbor freight (coupon shows up all over the place). Use the 10 amp setting and do your checking.... |
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| Author: | GTS225 [ Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:57 pm ] |
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You might be right. It could be the clock and memory in the new radio that's drawing a small bit of power. Might it be possible that the dome light was also "on" when you hooked the battery back up? Roger |
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| Author: | SlantSteve [ Tue Jul 01, 2014 9:14 pm ] |
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All the above posts are spot on on my opinion,probably just the radio memory or clock drawing a small amount,I did have another vehicle that had a mysterious battery drain,but it was much higher and tended to drain the battery over a few days,turned out to be a faulty diode in the alternator,so if you can't find it disconnect the alternator and see if that helps....unlikely yes....but it can happen 
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