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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 02:11 AM
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I have a 2004 corvette.My battery keeps dying. I have noticed that my antenna doesn't go down everytime I turn the car off and I hear it trying to go down. This may be a silly question but could that be the reason why my battery keeps dying?
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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 03:51 AM
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You probably have something causing a drain. Something that is constantly drawing power from the battery when it's not supposed to, like when the car is off.
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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 09:06 AM
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Pull fuse #24 (antenna) from the inside passenger fuse box and see if that fixes your drain. If not, you need to do formal battery drain diagnostics. Let us know what we can do to help.
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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 11:25 AM
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Common issue with power antennas. The nylon pigtail that causes the antenna to go up/down breaks and the motor runs all the time.
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Old Jan 7, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 8VETTE7
If you keep hearing the motor trying to pull the antenna down after the engine is turned off then it very likely is the cause (or one of the causes) of the drain.

Follow the instructions of dadaroo.


let us know if that fixes it or further investigation is warranted
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