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Old 09-12-2008   #1 (permalink)
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it happens when i do not start the car for a week
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dude drive your car or it will hate on you ...
have the battery tested and check them lighted visors they got me before..
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Could be many things from a bad battery to a short that's slowly sucking it dry.Test the battery first.
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I don't drive mine as often as it needs and mine does the same thing. They make a product now called the battery tender that has worked really well for me. I just go any time now and start her up and go. It does not over charge the battery. Good Luck.
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Unless you are sure they are in excellant condition, I'd replace the ground cable and if that doesn't work, then the power cable. It's fairly simple, cheap but an amazing help.
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Disconnect the ground wire from the battery and clip a 12 volt test light between the negative post and the negative cable. If it lights up (even a little) you have an active drain. Keep the test light hooked up and disconnect one fuse at a time. When the light goes out you now know which circuit contains the draw. A little snooping should find the culprit.
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I've had the same exact issue. My battery is fairly new (less than 6 months), I've clipped a "home-made" test light between the negative post and the negative cable, but no light (not even a tiny one) meaning that I don't have a drain, yet, my battery drains and already have had to recharge it a couple times
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Beastmaster is right i had a car that wouldn't start if it sat more then 3 days turned out it was the horn relay had a short.
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Also check the cigarette lighter socket. I have seen this be the culprit more than once.

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beast got it right !!!!!
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