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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / July 20041979 corvette battery goes dead after a week!!!
WHY WOULD MY BATTERY GO DEAD IF I DO NOT START THE CAR FOR A WEEK???? CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CURRENT A DRAW AT ALL.......ANY ONE ELSE HAVE THIS HAPPEN???? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! >WHY WOULD MY BATTERY GO DEAD IF I DO NOT START THE CAR FOR A WEEK???? > >CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CURRENT A DRAW AT ALL.......ANY ONE ELSE HAVE THIS >HAPPEN???? > >PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! =============== I think we all have encountered this problem..... Pop one fuse out of the fuse box at a time and measure the current draw from you battery after removing the fuse..... that will at least find your problem circuit... Mine was the under hood light.....which has not been on the car now for the last 15 years...end of problem ! >Mine was the under hood light.....which > has not been on the car now for the last 15 years...end of problem ! under hood alarm switch on mine. I think we all have encountered this problem..... > Pop one fuse out of the fuse box at a time and measure the current > draw from you battery after removing the fuse..... that will at least > find your problem circuit... Mine was the under hood light.....which > has not been on the car now for the last 15 years...end of problem ! I have the same problem with my 78, now I have some good places to start looking, thanks everyone. Rob 78 & 96 Coupes Mine was the horn button on the steering wheel > WHY WOULD MY BATTERY GO DEAD IF I DO NOT START THE CAR FOR A WEEK???? > > CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CURRENT A DRAW AT ALL.......ANY ONE ELSE HAVE THIS > HAPPEN???? > > PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! I didn't find the drain on my car so ended up buying a battery "quick disconnect" and just "disconnect" the battery after each ride. The battery seems fresh as a daisy for each start-up. It can be purchased cheaper at most auto parts stores than thru catalog stores which make you add shipping and handling charge to your money order. Good luck. > WHY WOULD MY BATTERY GO DEAD IF I DO NOT START THE CAR FOR A WEEK???? > > CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CURRENT A DRAW AT ALL.......ANY ONE ELSE HAVE THIS > HAPPEN???? > > PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! >I didn't find the drain on my car so ended up buying a battery "quick >disconnect" and just "disconnect" the battery after each ride. The battery [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >"Ron Slupecki" <rslupecki@wi.rr.com> wrote in message ========================================== Good point...especially for any car that is not driven much.... I have quick disconnects installed on all my Corvettes as well as the Chevelle... HOWEVER .. Those cheap 5 buck ones are NOT the type to buy... Spend the 30 bucks and get a good one...which does not just clamp onto the battery terminal... on C3's a perfect place to install one is inside the center compartment right next to the battery... Bob Griffiths Where did you find yours? > >I didn't find the drain on my car so ended up buying a battery "quick > >disconnect" and just "disconnect" the battery after each ride. The battery [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Bob Griffiths >Where did you find yours? =============== Every Town has a "Speed Shop" or Preformance Center .... Next time you are at the drag strip and see a guy walk behind his car to turn on the battery ask him.... lol Honestly those cheap things that connect to the post of the battery can be had at pep boys auto zoine etc for about 5 bucks I have seen buckets full of them at Carlisle selling for 2 bucks each.... even at a dollar I would walk away...Just my opinion Bob Griffiths Bob, Not that I am shopping for one of these, but I am curious why you avoid the cheap ones. I'm all for buying quality, but your messages don't really explain why you avoid them... just that you do. Ryan > >Where did you find yours? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bob Griffiths >Bob, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Ryan One thing is that they clamp on to the battery post like a plain cable..can loosen, can become corroded and make contack by a simple screw mechanism that can and has (on one of my cars) vibrated loose The 30 buck (expensive ?) ones are a real honest to goodness switch Have real honest to goodness battery cables that attach to the battery itself.. Honestly spending 30 bucks to get a quality electric product was more attractive to me...especially once I had both in my hands and compared them... Bob > WHY WOULD MY BATTERY GO DEAD IF I DO NOT START THE CAR FOR A WEEK???? > > CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A CURRENT A DRAW AT ALL.......ANY ONE ELSE HAVE THIS > HAPPEN???? > > PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! Disconnect the positive from the battery and put a continuity test light inline from the battery to the hot cable, the test light should illuminate if you have a draw. Start pulling fuses until the light goes out..there's your culprit.  SignatureHere's my favorite liberal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424216/ |
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