1996 Corvette Battery Drain

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1996 corvette battery drain. Corvette central sells it along with a few others. It s probably something simple like i found. I just found an annoying drain on my battery. It was an out of adjustment stoplight switch.

Then unbolt the negative cable from the battery terminal with a wrench and attach a digital multimeter to the. If the battery is good then the most common is a short. Then find out what operates on that fuse. 2000 chevrolet corvette battery 1999 chevrolet corvette battery 1998 chevrolet corvette battery 1997 chevrolet corvette battery 1996 chevrolet corvette battery 1995 chevrolet corvette battery 1994 chevrolet corvette battery 1993.

I could boost it off and it would start then next thing you know it wouldn t. Next use a vehicle battery charger to charge the battery to 100. Battery drains very rapidly form one to two days alternator is good and battery is new. If you need to find a parasitic battery drain turn off all of the vehicle s electrical components engage the emergency brake and remove the key from the ignition.

The starter itself shouldn t be draining the battery unless there is a problem with the starter solenoid. The stoplights were on all the time. If you re pulling 4 8 amps something pretty big is operating. You did a good job narrowing down the problem the one wire with the 20 amp fuse in it where when removed went to 13 volts is the circuit you want to play with the most 9 to 6 is the other drop to play with also the wire that has 2 volts on it sounds like you are doing a voltage drop which if it is 2 volts and not 2 milivolts you got a problem there bad ground there or the wire is shot.

Here s why your car battery keeps draining. Try pulling the fuses one at a time until the drain stops. Several factors can cause battery drain i would first have the battery tested to see if the battery it self is not bad. 1998 corvette drains the battery in less than 2 days.

Since my car is a convertible to open the rear decklid i have to turn on the dome light via the headlight dimmer switch turned counter clockwise. For something to drain a new battery dead overnight would have to be a pretty good draw unless the charging system isn t performing right. Parts are just part of what we do.