havin a very hard time starting up

HazMat404

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well my car basically doesnt want to turn over. i can start her up (takes plenty of time and barely turns over) then go drive to a store thats like 10 min away, i go into the store for about 5-10 minutes and try to start my car up again and she will start clicking like she has a dead battery. ive had the battery tested, my amp/sub has been disconnected for a month now (due to this reason), the alternator looks like it is charging decently. my pops and i have tested with a voltmeter (i also have the tweecer r/t) to test the voltage of the alt putting out. a shade over 14 on average.

battery is less than a year old and has been tested. alt is less a year old and was tested. does this sound like a ground draining the battery?? i mean, sometimes i can use my car and she starts right up and other times she barely cranks over then the time after that she is fine. she rarely starts fine tho and i dread when she doesnt want to start up (i try to park on some sort of hill so i can push it by myself :( ). possible starter problem?? power drain?? or what else do you think it could be. i hate driving far away by myself for fear of her not startin gup
 
i actually had waaaay less harder of a time starting up my car today. i wrote a program in the tweecer today for my maf, the LT's and a handful of other things and she started up much easier. i just still dont understand why before she would lost all power in the battery....ill find out tomorrow if today was just a fluke
 
if it happens again, i would really check the starter cable - it seems you have tested stuff systematically to that point. unfortunately, voltage testing does not tell a whole lot - amp draw are where it is at. that said, a voltage drop of .5 volts or more, from one end to the other is unacceptable.

it sounds like it happens at all times - so heat soak is out?

good luck bud.