88 Camaro Battery Drain??
05-10-2013, 07:51 PM
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88 Camaro Battery Drain??
Hi i have an 88 camaro and this is my first car and i would like to keep it, but im having a problem. The will not start. This is not the first time however. First it was the battery, then the alternator, then the starter, and now this. Idk what is wrong. The battery is dead and the mechanic told me it was bad so there was no point in charging it. That was its 2nd new battery. I figured that its the ignition switch and/or the distributor but idk i new to all of this. Can someone help or give some advice? Can it be a parasitic drain? Should I get a rewire and start over? Please help and thanks.
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Drain Pain
Sometimes the under-hood or hatch light does not go out so check those easy ones first.
Then connect an ammeter in series with the battery.
If there is more than 50 milliamps there is excessive draw.
(You can use a small bulb such as a side marker bulb if you don’t have an ammeter.)
Disconnect the alternator wires to see if IT’S the problem.
With everything turned off and doors closed observe the current flow.
Pull the fuses one at a time, including the pump fuse near the battery, till you see the current drop.
That’s the circuit with the problem.
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Then connect an ammeter in series with the battery.
If there is more than 50 milliamps there is excessive draw.
(You can use a small bulb such as a side marker bulb if you don’t have an ammeter.)
Disconnect the alternator wires to see if IT’S the problem.
With everything turned off and doors closed observe the current flow.
Pull the fuses one at a time, including the pump fuse near the battery, till you see the current drop.
That’s the circuit with the problem.
◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙
Happy Racing!
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I Didn’t Wreck, The Track Moved
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