Battery keeps dying?
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From: Bethel Park pa
Car: 1984 Chevy Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 7.5in 10 bolt with 3.08
Battery keeps dying?
I have a 84 camaro I rebuilt. Now If I leave the battery connected over night the voltage goes from 12.8 down to 4volts. I had a aftermarket tach hooked up but I disconnected the 12v constant power from it cause I thought that was causing the problem. But its still doing that. Any siguestions?
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Re: Battery keeps dying?
three possible causes i have found very likely for this in all vehicles.... parasitic draw, bad battery, failing alternator.
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Battery Of Tests
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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After The Fourth Barrel Roll I Lost Control Of The Car
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