about 18 months ago replaced the battery with a Sears Die Hard - their best series.
did about 80 miles of Interstate driving on Saturday, went to start the SS on Thursday night and it was dead! Got it boosted, could find nothing on - although I think the power saver feature would have shut down any draw. Just went into the garage and it fired right up.
Last night I did a little driving in the city only. I figured that I'd have to replace the battery this weekend. But now it seems o.k.
Any ideas what could have drained it? Or is it just a weak battery that can no longer hold a charge?
Posted by DaddySS (Member # 848) on :
No way a battery should be dead after 18 months. Step # 1 take of the leads and clean. I assume your voltmeter showed a proper charge?
Posted by Bandit (Member # 1867) on :
Could of been a bad battery, a cell may of died. did you check the charging system?
friend bought a battery and a week later it was dead, battery was bad.
Posted by JeffY (Member # 120) on :
Sounds like a loose connection. Did the alt gage show a charge? When it was "dead", was everything dead-no lights, no nothing? Was the VATS chip clean?
Posted by DaddySS (Member # 848) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bandit: Could of been a bad battery, a cell may of died. did you check the charging system?
friend bought a battery and a week later it was dead, battery was bad.
Yes, but usually a bad cell stays bad. This sounds connection oriented - leads, fuses, connectors, VATS (whatever that is ).
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
connections were tight, clean, did all the usual checks, voltmeter was normal after starting.
I think I'll take the battery back to Sears and let them test it under load. That's the only thing I could think of.
Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :
Just a thought. Could there be a closed circuit keeping something energized after you shut the car off & causing the battery to drain, e.g. one of your mod's - strobes or power antenna?
Posted by DaddySS (Member # 848) on :
quote:Originally posted by JohnS: Just a thought. Could there be a closed circuit keeping something energized after you shut the car off & causing the battery to drain, e.g. one of your mod's - strobes or power antenna?
You may be on to something, after 4 days it's dead but after 1 it's OK?
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
I'm letting it sit till tomorrow a.m. If it's goes dead again then it's coming out! I'll check with amp meter to see if there's a draw on it.
Posted by Formula White Hawk (Member # 2084) on :
Take your car to any Sears. Since the battery is still under warranty they will do a full charging system check for free.
Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
Went to Sears - very nice young technician, complete systems check - everything is o.k.
Battery is good, alternater putting out 71 amps no draw - at off position battery was discharging .2 amps, probably just the clock and the ABS.
Everything was clean and tight. Just a mystery I guess.
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no draw - at off position battery was