- Sat Feb 02, 2013 6:26 am
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Since your say your battery is dying. It could be your battery, charging system, parastic draw, and/or poor connections.
My first test to do would require a voltmeter. This test is a parastic draw test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0
^^this will tell you if something in your car is draining your battery.
Next test if that passes will see if your alternator (charging system) is working. This also requires a voltmeter. Your car has to be running and measure the volts when the car is idling with no accessories on. Now check idling with accessories on (defroster, AC, radio, and headlights on high beam). Tell us those two voltages. Anything below 14 volts is not good. This will tell us if your alternator is putting out enough voltage...no need to take to an auto store if you can test it yourself.
Now the third test is to look at your grounding points on the engine and make sure they are not corroded. The grounding points go from transmission to chassis on passenger side, battery to ground, thermostat housing, and head to front of the chassis. This will stop the charging system from supplying the battery with a full charge.
Please do these tests and tell us your results. I have experienced this first hand and its not an easy problem to solve. So i'm am helping you with this advice.
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