battery keeps dying wont stay charged over night.

Disconnect the battery and see if it holds the charge. If it does, look for a drain. It may be with the wiring you fixed.

An old thread and your car is much older than mine.

Assuming you have already checked alternator output and performed a draw test on the fully charged battery. Leaves only one last task to perform: parasitic draw test. You will need a meter that reads mA.

Disconnect negative cable and connect the meter between the clamp and the post. On my 2005 the max allowable is 50mA; mine drew 30mA. Suspect yours should draw even less due to the lack of electronic wizardry in your car. If you detect a problem then start by disconnecting the alternator first then start pulling fuses, one at a time.

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