s3dcollier
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- Jun 14, 2004
I posted earlier with an issue where my battery seems to keep dying when the car is not being used longer then a day. I keep charging it and finally the altenator croked. The car broke down the same where the cd player started skipping, blinking on/off. Looked at the Scan Master and the voltage went any where from 6.8 - 10 volts. Advance Auto tested the alt. off the car and was only getting 10 volts out of it. Wow, thought It was over. Even had them change the battery out after getting car back together and battery being dead after 2 days of not running. I had the altenator off the car and let the car sit. Thinking the battery was the problem, my scan master after replacing battery and altenator still reads between 12.8 - 13.6 volts. When I first got the car 5 months ago, I was steady around 13.8. Last post someone said that was even a little low. I pulled all the fuses in the car (some killed the engine) and pulling one by one, no change in voltage. I disconnected both relays for fan under hood still no change. I disconnected the Ac plugs, still not difference. I am stuck. I still don't think the reading is good and that there is a short or something pulling a load off the battery while running and or when it's off. Any suggetions of where to look next would be great. Car does have an up and down idle, but that was there when I got it too. Car does not lack balls in any way. She gets up and goes. Chrips in 2nd gear. Hauls ass. The only modified wire I see is on the temperature sending unit, it has been regrounded by the altenator bolt. If you disconnect this, the fan doesn't work (haven't checked during any high temperature, thermostat is 160). Car is also missing the Fan Delay Relay. Fan stays on all the time when Car is on.