Alright. A fairly basica sanity check here.. I am pretty sure my battery is at fault, or there is a serious power leak somewhere... The story:

Before X-mas my car was moved from the driveway to garage and back and forth a few times without realy going anywhere (I know, bad, but we were moving) Anyway, it say for a few more days after that and when I went to start it the battery was drained. It would turn over once or twice and stop, no more juice. So I assumed it was from starting, moving and stopping it a few times.. I left to go back to my parents for a week, and would sort it out when I got back. Got back and "click click click" still dead.

So yesterday I jump started it off my truck (after letting it soak power for a awhile) then drove around for nearly an hour on the highways and suck to charge it up. Seems to have worked, because hwne I got home I turned it off, and started it back up for another round with no problems...

Then this morning, I'm back to "click click click..." dead battery...

I thought if batteries died, they were dead "how it's always happened to me" and the alternator charged it back up yesterday, so I don't think that's to blame.... Thoughts? Is my battery just weird, or do I more than likely have a drain to chase down?

 

That sounds like the battery has gone bad if it is refusing to hold a charge. Obviously altenator is working good because it drives, so I'd go ahead and yank the battery and take it down to pep boys or autozone or if it's relatively new to where you bought it. I know autozone and such can test it to see if it is truly gone. But that sounds kinda like what it is, especially if the battery has a little age on it. Sorry for the long response, but I am just that bored here at work .

 

Sound to me like it's the battery allright. Batterys that are pretty much out won't hold a charge for a long time.

To chase down any drains, disconnect a battery cable and use an ammeter between the battery cable and the battery itself.

Anything over about half an amp means something is left on. Under half an amp is usually your radio memory, the clock, and other stuff that's on all thetime.

 

Take a quick look at the fluid levels in the battery they should be above the plates if they are not top it off with distilled water ( not tap water, the minerals in the water will ruin the battery.)
It is best to charge the battery with a slow charge. You can get a charger for about $50.00 that will last forever.
If you do check it and the levels are low look to see that the plates are not touching, this will drain a battery.

Vic

 

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it could be both the alternator and the battery. If they're both old, that is. An hour drive on the highway with a dying alternator will barely charge any battery BUT the car will run. If you had an electricfan, that would help in the diagnosis. A dying alternator can't sustain a serious electric fan and the car. I know cuz it happened to me. The battery was a yellow top Optima that held out a few days before it couldn't crank. I'd charge it at night for the test but it'd last a couple of days, so I thought the alt was OK. It, in fact, WAS the problem. After I replaced it, my problems were gone. Replace the battery, anyway, if it's older than 3 years and start from there.

 

Im still inexperienced cause I just turned 18, mine did just about the same thing, and it just made the click of the soleniod.. what it was, was actually the battery cable leading to the starter wasn't fully connected because of minor corosion, all I did was undo the bolts holding it on and reattached it, and it worked just fine. I thought it was a dead/weak battery too so I bought another one, but it still clicked, I allmost thought my starter was dead.. But like I said Im still young! (foolish too, I bought my 7 for $4500 and it was a 1980, but heck I didn't know a lick about any car then)

 

If you get a chance pull the battery and run it to AutoZone on Ruff Snow, they can load test the battery, that should give you a better answer on if it may be the battery.