Battery Drain...

[kaotic]

well, the past few days my battery has been drained... a couple days ago I put it on a trickle charge and it worked fine.. then the next day it was dead.. then I took it out of my car.. charged it again, and this morning my battery held the charge I put into it last night.. im going to check it again later on toady, but.. this will be something ill have to take to a shop right??

[myowncasualty]

if its just the battery...go buy a new one......batteries die.......its a fact.......statistics, they show

[iser]

could be alot of things. just unpug your positive cable when your done using your car.

[Pretty Waste]

^ Or to solve the problem, try getting a new battery

[kaotic]

well, ill know by the end of today... the battery is sitting on my work bench.. anyone know where I can get another small battery?? I found that the one in my car now is made for dune-buggies.. I dont want to have to order one since im sure some place in town will have them.. National Preformance maybe??

[vegas_touge]

you may be having a problem with yer alternator...i killed my last battery about 3-4 times...and each time i killed it just push started the car...kept that battery alive for months...try a new battery first...if it dies within the first few days of using it...its time to have yer alternator rebuilt...common problem on SRs

[Pretty Waste]

Originally posted by vegas_touge@May 31 2005, 11:17 AM
common problem on CARS

I had this problem with my car a long time ago. It would start sometimes, but not always... got a new battery, it killed my batttery in less than a day.. so had the alternator changed. It sucked, but Its better to know you're car is going to start, then to chance it.

[kaotic]

hmm shouldnt I get a new alternator? who can re-build one?

[Pretty Waste]

I would shoot for a new battery first, the whole altenator thing (atleast for me) can be a nightmare!

My ex had problems with his altenator while he was rebuilding his TA.. he went and got a new battery from Walmart and got a warranty on it.. when his altenator fucked up the battery he took it back.. that was his way of testing to see if it was the battery or the altenator. -- You might wanna try that, no sense in getting a new altenator if you don't have to. -- Thats most likely the case that you'll have to, but it could be just the battery.

[kaotic]

well, I just had a load test done on my battery and the thing is dead... so im going to pick up a new one in a little bit and see how long it will last....

[Pretty Waste]

Good luck, hope it lasts ya.. and doesn't drain in a few days.. or hours.

[vegas_touge]

there are various shops around town that rebuild alternators...im not sure exactly which shops...just call around...youll find one...and no...its not better to buy a NEW alternator...its going to cost you almost double the price to get it new then just to have it rebuilt...rebuilding it will basically make it BRAND NEW

[kaotic]

well, I took it to autozone and they tell me its bad... I take it home.. pop it in, and the car fires up.... I take my car to checker, they run a battery test and alternator test and everything reads OK! just the battery could use a charge.... well, I left the fucker in my car, and ill see where im at tomorrow... a new battery will cost me $150 so I hope everything is OK

[vegas_touge]

when was the last time you cleaned yer battery terminals AND battery??? any residue on both the terminals and the battery can weaken the power the battery puts off...even if they look clean...go to autozone and buy a bottle of battery terminal cleaner, terminal sealeant, and B12 (carb cleaner)...clean the shit outta both yer terminals and battery...then spray the sealant on the terminals when theyre connected...it cant hurt ne thing...and its a normal part of maintanence

[kaotic]

ill use baking soda.. and get the sealer...

[dj_morpheus87]

yeah seriously. no need to use anything fancy.
baking soda works.
so does siet coke if you would believe that.

[kaotic]

well... it started this morning... so... I dont know... one of those things I guess?

[mr peas]

Originally posted by kaotic@Jun 1 2005, 06:17 AM
well... it started this morning... so... I dont know... one of those things I guess?
i used brake cleaner on my terminals, and if youve seen my terminals it looked like a polar icecap, once i was done, i can see metal again :lol: