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Old September 30th 04, 03:48 PM
Black Bomb
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Default Strange Battery Issue

Hi

If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good. I
installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was parked
without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this problem
before? Any help is always appreciated.

Thanks

Dan
89 Blk on Blk



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Old September 30th 04, 04:13 PM
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Yep your old battery is just holding a surface charge. Trash it.
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Old September 30th 04, 04:13 PM
CCred68046
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Yep your old battery is just holding a surface charge. Trash it.
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Old September 30th 04, 11:44 PM
George Csahanin
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The one thing my 92 is good for once every 18 months or so is the battery.
Don't know why, it just gets exactly that way in a short period. This last
one's gone almost two years, maybe I'm just lucky. Even though it sat quite
dead for about 10 weeks till I got to change the optispark. It is whatever
brand AutoZone pushes.

-GeorgeC 92 LT-1 Red/Red

"Black Bomb" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
> charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good.

I
> installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was

parked
> without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
> the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
> have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this

problem
> before? Any help is always appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
> 89 Blk on Blk
>
>
>



  #5  
Old September 30th 04, 11:44 PM
George Csahanin
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The one thing my 92 is good for once every 18 months or so is the battery.
Don't know why, it just gets exactly that way in a short period. This last
one's gone almost two years, maybe I'm just lucky. Even though it sat quite
dead for about 10 weeks till I got to change the optispark. It is whatever
brand AutoZone pushes.

-GeorgeC 92 LT-1 Red/Red

"Black Bomb" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
> charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good.

I
> installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was

parked
> without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
> the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
> have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this

problem
> before? Any help is always appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
> 89 Blk on Blk
>
>
>



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Old October 1st 04, 12:09 PM
Black Bomb
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As mentioned,,,,It does sound like the battery is holding a surface charge.
It's too bad because it's only 15 months old and still under warranty, but
they will not replace it until it fails the test...Thanks for your help
guys...

Dan

"George Csahanin" > wrote in message
.. .
> The one thing my 92 is good for once every 18 months or so is the battery.
> Don't know why, it just gets exactly that way in a short period. This last
> one's gone almost two years, maybe I'm just lucky. Even though it sat

quite
> dead for about 10 weeks till I got to change the optispark. It is whatever
> brand AutoZone pushes.
>
> -GeorgeC 92 LT-1 Red/Red
>
> "Black Bomb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> >
> > If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep

its
> > charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted

good.
> I
> > installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was

> parked
> > without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start.

If
> > the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I

would
> > have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this

> problem
> > before? Any help is always appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dan
> > 89 Blk on Blk
> >
> >
> >

>
>



  #7  
Old October 1st 04, 12:09 PM
Black Bomb
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As mentioned,,,,It does sound like the battery is holding a surface charge.
It's too bad because it's only 15 months old and still under warranty, but
they will not replace it until it fails the test...Thanks for your help
guys...

Dan

"George Csahanin" > wrote in message
.. .
> The one thing my 92 is good for once every 18 months or so is the battery.
> Don't know why, it just gets exactly that way in a short period. This last
> one's gone almost two years, maybe I'm just lucky. Even though it sat

quite
> dead for about 10 weeks till I got to change the optispark. It is whatever
> brand AutoZone pushes.
>
> -GeorgeC 92 LT-1 Red/Red
>
> "Black Bomb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi
> >
> > If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep

its
> > charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted

good.
> I
> > installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was

> parked
> > without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start.

If
> > the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I

would
> > have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this

> problem
> > before? Any help is always appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dan
> > 89 Blk on Blk
> >
> >
> >

>
>



  #8  
Old October 1st 04, 03:21 PM
X-Eliminator
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Look in your Factory Electrical Diagnosis Service Manual, Section 8
under System Diagnosis....see especially Chart # 5.

Buy a manual you cheapskate. Stop using this newsgroup as your
personal factory service manual.

(put up, or shut-up Dan)

==============================================
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:48:43 -0400, "Black Bomb"
> wrote:

>Hi
>
>If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
>charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good. I
>installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was parked
>without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
>the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
>have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this problem
>before? Any help is always appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Dan
>89 Blk on Blk
>
>


  #9  
Old October 1st 04, 03:21 PM
X-Eliminator
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Look in your Factory Electrical Diagnosis Service Manual, Section 8
under System Diagnosis....see especially Chart # 5.

Buy a manual you cheapskate. Stop using this newsgroup as your
personal factory service manual.

(put up, or shut-up Dan)

==============================================
On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:48:43 -0400, "Black Bomb"
> wrote:

>Hi
>
>If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
>charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good. I
>installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was parked
>without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
>the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
>have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this problem
>before? Any help is always appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Dan
>89 Blk on Blk
>
>


  #10  
Old October 2nd 04, 07:38 AM
Jon Smith
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A one-hundred milli-amp draw is normal with today's computer controlled
cars. If your car is left for over two weeks without starting it you
should disconnect the battery cable.

You should start with a freshly charged battery and see what the draw is
with nothing turned on and the battery cables connected. If you are
drawing more than 100 milli-amps you have something in the car that is
draining the battery.

If you have a 100 milli-amp draw or less you should be looking at the
age of the battery. Get a Interstate Megatron battery if it needs to be
replaced.

Lastly, check your alternator output since you did not say that the
alternator was new or original. The factory alternators are known to
fail at this age.

Black Bomb wrote:

> Hi
>
> If I don't start up my car for about 3 days,,,the battery doesn't keep its
> charge enough to start it. I had the battery tested and it resulted good. I
> installed a spare battery that was lying around at home. The car was parked
> without starting for about 1 week and it had plenty of energy to start. If
> the car has a short that is pulling power off the battery, I guess I would
> have problems with the spare battery aswell. Anyone encountered this problem
> before? Any help is always appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
> 89 Blk on Blk
>
>
>
>


 




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