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something's draining my battery. short circuit maybe? any good fault finding tips? pull fuses one by one until the amps drop? 
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 sparko
Regular  Location: Under the bonnet Registered: 31 May 2011 Posts: 122 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 02:32
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sparko
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forgot someone already gave me a good answer  ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 02:42
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mwl001
Regular  Location: Bolton Registered: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 422 Status: Offline |
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That would be a good start.Are you sure the battery isn't just knackered? |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 02:44
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sparko
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bought a new one. dead already. must be a heavy drain. would a bad earth affect it?gonna be tomorrows project... headache ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 02:48
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Is it definitely flat? I thought mine was (even having replaced it), turned out it was just a bad connection on the terminal, which was giving the same symptoms as a flat battery. Have you actually put an ammeter in-line when it's not running? ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 15:11
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sparko
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gonna do that today. literally pullin on the boiler suit. the terminals need replacing too tho.they were tight as i could get them tho. something aint right. dont mind isolating little circuits. just hope its not the 30A lights one________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 15:16
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owain
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Don't just check the terminals, mine were tight too - mine was the connection where the starter motor connected to the terminal. Just check for anything loose first, it'll save you a whole lot of time if it's something as simple as mine was  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 15:22
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sparko
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is it easy to get too? never even crossed my mind. ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 15:29
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smegal
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 20:25
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dan_s16
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Has it still got the standard alarm system on it? If it has I would check the alarm system first as when the batteries die in the siren it can cause problems. I think it's fuse 6 (should be a 5Amp fuse IIRC, pull that out and check if the load has gone. If it has, unplug the siren (do a search if you don't know how it's been covered many times before) then put fuse 6 back and check if the drain on the battery has gone. ________________________________________ When I've got time I forget what I wanted to do, and when I remember what I wanted to do, I have no time! |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 20:33
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sparko
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had every fuse out an its still sparkin on the terminal.... c*nt. excuse the language but seriously startin to loose the rag. scottish mentalityany help? put an ampmeter across the live and battery but its reading nothin. startin to think the car's laughin at me ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 20:34
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sparko
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quote: Have a quick look here[/url] thats seriously helpfull. if that works i owe u big  ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 11th Jun 2011 at 20:38
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sparko
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any idea why when i measure the load i get the usual 20-25mA but when i run the car for a wee while (check the altenator's workin) when i cut the engine an measure it again i get a spike of 4-6A for a brief sec? ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 12th Jun 2011 at 19:20
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bobdylan_55
Seasoned Pro  Location: derby Registered: 28 Mar 2009 Posts: 1,466 Status: Offline |
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put a bulb between the negative lead terminal and neg battery terminal (to complete the circuit) and then pull out the fuses one by one until the bulb goes out. then you can find which circuit the short is on.________________________________________ 309 GTi6-T |
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Posted 12th Jun 2011 at 20:11
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sparko
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hahahahahaha sorted the bugger. happy days. cheers lads  ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 13th Jun 2011 at 01:42
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owain
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And the problem was.....?________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 13th Jun 2011 at 02:01
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sparko
Regular Location: Under the bonnet Registered: 31 May 2011 Posts: 122 Status: Offline |
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bad earth and shit neutral connection i think. alternator wasnt workin properly too when i tested it. tightened an cleaned all connections and changed the neutral clamp. now sittin at a comfortable 20mA an alternator reads 14.4. one problem down, more to go. salvaged it from a mate who left it sittin. currently bringin it back to its former glory. gotta replace the heatin matrix without a garage.... oh the joys of a city ________________________________________ Cherry Red - Phase 1 RestorationShe's alive again |
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Posted 13th Jun 2011 at 02:10
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