SMOKIN F3 Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Hey everyone, it's been almost 2 years since I posted here. So long that I forgot my ID and had to create a new one Anyway, I don't drive my TGP much. It's been sitting covered in the garage for the past 8 months. I've put on less than 2k in the past 2 years. Here's the deal. Last summer I had problems with battery not being able to hold a charge. The car would jump start but the battery remained charged for only couple days then would die again. I got a new alternator and a new battery. Still the same problem. I do have powerful sound system in it. I'm running 2 amps with 12 inch subs and two 1F caps. But I've had that system in for 2 years and never had a problem with it draining power. So I'm wondering what else it could be? Is there anything I should do before attempting to jump it now that it's been sitting for the past 8 months? My TGP only has 59k with a Jeff M top gun chip. The body and interior are in excellent shape, except for a few minor chips and fades in the paint. I wanna get this bad mofo running right again! Any ideas would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 there was someone talkin' about this same issue in one of the other sections. anyhow, that's besides the point, I would check the under-the-hood light, and the trunk light, those two often cause that issue, my trunk light in one of my old cars would never turn off, and the battery would be dead overnight. --Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Dubya Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 The brake lights have a tendency to stay on also because of the faulty switch located underneath the dash. I would look into that also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKIN F3 Posted May 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Thanks guys...but the trunk light isn't the issue and the hood bulb has been out for some time. Brake lights don't stay on either, I checked for that last summer. I just went through almost the entire site and couldn't find a thread related to this problem Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 no clue here, but here's a link to the other person having a very similar problem... http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15664 --Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMOKIN F3 Posted May 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 no clue here, but here's a link to the other person having a very similar problem... http://www.w-body.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15664 --Dave Thanks! I'll check for other lights once I get the car jumped...that's if it'll jump start after sitting so long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
god910 Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 I wouldn't jump it. I would remove the battery and charge it up good. It's pretty easy to diagnose parasitic draw. What you want to do is unhook the neg. terminal and then use an ammeter to see what kind of draw is introduced. If there is too much (I think more then like .3 amps is the limit, but it's been awhile) start pulling fuses until the draw is at or near zero. That will tell you what circuit is pulling the battery down. When you get that figured out let us know what circuit it is, and we can tell you what all is on that fuse. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGTU Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Maybe amps staying on? Its happend to several Ams I've serviced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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