1995 kills battery
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Instructor
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From: Morgan city la
1995 kills battery
need help 1995 vette has heavy draw on battery can hear whats sounds like a ticking noise coming from the passenger side behind the radio can flip on the interior lights and ticking stops or putting foot on brakes any other electricity draw stops ticking once you flip the interior lights off ticking starts again have taken neg side of the battery loose and seems to temporarily fix the problem thought had a battery problem put new one lasted about two weeks dead battery and ticking started again and car won't turn over any suggestions daughters car she's away at college.
Melting Slicks
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From: Green Valley Arizona
Suggest pulling fuses out until ticking goes away. Then you will at least know what circuit it is.....then go from there.
I have a '95 as well, so I am curious as to what you find.
Good luck.
I have a '95 as well, so I am curious as to what you find.
Good luck.
Melting Slicks
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From: Castro Valley CA
Sounds like an electrical engineer!
Melting Slicks
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From: S.L.C. UT
To check for a draw, take one of the battery cables off the battery and put a test light between the cable and the battery post. It doesn't matter if it's pos or neg. Make sure everything is turned off and the doors closed. If the test light is on, you have a draw. The brighter the light is on, the bigger the draw. Start pulling fuses as mentioned until the test light doesn't light up. You have found the circuit the draw is on. Then go thru everything on that circuit until you find specifically where the draw is.
Safety Car
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From: Indiana PA
To check for a draw, take one of the battery cables off the battery and put a test light between the cable and the battery post. It doesn't matter if it's pos or neg. Make sure everything is turned off and the doors closed. If the test light is on, you have a draw. The brighter the light is on, the bigger the draw. Start pulling fuses as mentioned until the test light doesn't light up. You have found the circuit the draw is on. Then go thru everything on that circuit until you find specifically where the draw is.
Melting Slicks
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From: S.L.C. UT
You can use a mulit meter, but a test light will also work. If you can see it light up, it's drawing too much. If you have a draw that is causing problems, you will see it with a test light.
