What's draining my battery?
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Joined: May 2021
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C3 undetectable battery drain
If my 78 Corvette sits for 2 days the battery is drained. Disconnected cables put a test light on the positive terminal of the battery and the disconnected negative cable and there is a light. Ran a meter across every fuse in the fuse box and there is no drain. Where could it be coming from?
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Joined: Apr 2020
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From: Tennessee
Problem solved!
it was the wire to the cigarette lighter that was causing the short. It came off its connection and was touching ground. I should be good to go now. Thanks to everyone for your help and advice. Side note- I did need a new alternator anyway since the old one was making grinding noises when turned by hand
it was the wire to the cigarette lighter that was causing the short. It came off its connection and was touching ground. I should be good to go now. Thanks to everyone for your help and advice. Side note- I did need a new alternator anyway since the old one was making grinding noises when turned by hand
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Joined: Aug 2019
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From: Indiana
Congrats! It always feels good to get to a conclusion. And thanks for posting what happened. Ya just never know when your problem and fix will keep some C3 enthusiast at their wits end from pushing their car off a cliff!
