On Feb 19, 1:58=A0pm, "trad...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <trad...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On Feb 19, 12:06=A0pm, classicone <JudyDavids...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 19, 11:45=A0am, "Tiger" <tiger0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > You are probably on the right track about the grounding strap... the
b=
attery
> > > negative ground cable is the first thing to check and the ground
strap=
....
> > > which is by the starter if I am not mistaken... needs to be
replaced.
>
> > Thanks Tiger,
> > Would these wires cause the battery to be drained in the morning?
> > Judy
>
> No, a bad cable just won't be able to deliver as much current which is
> critical when cranking. =A0 If you leave the car until it's reached a
> final cold temperature, say 8 hours and it starts OK, but won't crank
> about the same after sitting for say 24 hours or 48 hours at the same
> temp, that suggests you have a small load that is not turning off and
> draining the battery.
>
> You can disconnect one of the battery leads and insert an amp meter.
> With everything off, the current should only be 10ma or so, which
> would be the clock, etc. =A0 If it's substantially more, something is
> drawing current and you need to track it down.
Thank you. This problem has been going on for 4 weeks. Now I can
hopefully figure it out.
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