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starter draw???

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krazedstang

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  • Nov 18, 2009
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hey my 88 Vert has been having an issue lately the guy whom i bought it from told me the old radio would drain the battery in a week if it wasn't driven daily, so i put a new radio in it and have been driving it daily, well the other day the car wouldn't start so i just threw a battery i had in there from another car so i could get to work. a couple days later i was watchin my gauges and noticed my battery gauge was just at 12v and i know that a good charging alt should put about 14-16v so then last night when i started it the volts read 8v on the gauge and my steering was a lil tight, now i was thinking that this was some sort of belt issue because that would explain the power steering and the battery issue, well this morning she would crank for a second then start to click. after i got home from work i hooked up my DVOM to the battery and had my dad try and start the car for me, she was ready right at 12v and as soon as my dad tried to start her she drained to 6v. any ideas???
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Charge the battery back up and then use a meter to look for a parasitic draw.

FWIW, 12.0V is very discharged.
 

krazedstang

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well i jumped the veh and checked what the alt was putting out 14.5V so i know that the alt is doing its job. sounds like i gotta find a parasitic draw
 
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