Battery Dead? again...
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by dyanisis2
so how would i test the antitheft relay to see if it is bad or not? I dont know of the short is there or somewhere else in the system.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Hudson Falls, N.Y. 76 Vette Modified L-48
Originally Posted by dyanisis2
so i did the meter test as described in this thread. It initially was reading 275 ma- which i guess is why the car is dead if i don't run it for a week. I found the antitheft fuse was what was causing the problem- when i disconnect the antitheft relay it drops down to 70 ma. So how do i test the relay to see if the relay itself is shorting out or if it is somewhere in the system- not necessarily the relay?
Racer
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 289
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From: Albuquerque NM
Originally Posted by keverson
My battery drain was caused by the horn button. The horn was unplugged when I bought the car. When I plugged it in, the horn stayed on. The button was always making contact, draining the battery.
I hope it wasnt hard to figure that source of battery drain
