day before rotorfest; nasty voltage draw: no cranky
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day before rotorfest; nasty voltage draw: no cranky
twas the day before rotorfest
car didnt start
she wouldnt turn over
not even a fart.
This is just unreal. I went out this morning, she started right up, after sitting for like a week. Turned the car around so I had the front facing the garage door. I grabbed some tools, checked things out, changed oil, changed wheels (this turned out to be a 4 hour project) one stud snapped on right rear no biggy I still had four, figured i'd change it on Monday. When I went to left rear, 3 snapped. I'm like no f*****g way. Cant ride on just 2, that coulnd't wait till Monday. Good thing I keep all kinds of stuff on hand, I had a few here on the shelf. I went to take the rotor off, and those little phillips screws wouldnt budge. So I said the hell with them, went and got my drill and extractor set and went at it (had them on hand too). When I was all done with everything, figured I'll a little ride, and make sure everything is ok. NO DICE! When to turn the key, nodda. I knew the battery was good, but I checked it any, battery was ok. I had a meter on the battery, and when key set to acc., voltage drop down to 7 volts, turn key and nodda. Took battery out of girlfreinds, which I just bought last month. I know that was good, and still same thing, 7volts showing on acc., and no cranky. I know this should acctually be posted in the FC section, but since this is keeping me from going to rotorfest, I thought maybe I could get some quick help. This has not been my day. I went back over everything I did 3 times over, and found nodda. WHERE does my voltage draw come from all the sudden. Please help, I wanna go, I missed last year. In the mean time I will keep brainstorming here.
car didnt start
she wouldnt turn over
not even a fart.
This is just unreal. I went out this morning, she started right up, after sitting for like a week. Turned the car around so I had the front facing the garage door. I grabbed some tools, checked things out, changed oil, changed wheels (this turned out to be a 4 hour project) one stud snapped on right rear no biggy I still had four, figured i'd change it on Monday. When I went to left rear, 3 snapped. I'm like no f*****g way. Cant ride on just 2, that coulnd't wait till Monday. Good thing I keep all kinds of stuff on hand, I had a few here on the shelf. I went to take the rotor off, and those little phillips screws wouldnt budge. So I said the hell with them, went and got my drill and extractor set and went at it (had them on hand too). When I was all done with everything, figured I'll a little ride, and make sure everything is ok. NO DICE! When to turn the key, nodda. I knew the battery was good, but I checked it any, battery was ok. I had a meter on the battery, and when key set to acc., voltage drop down to 7 volts, turn key and nodda. Took battery out of girlfreinds, which I just bought last month. I know that was good, and still same thing, 7volts showing on acc., and no cranky. I know this should acctually be posted in the FC section, but since this is keeping me from going to rotorfest, I thought maybe I could get some quick help. This has not been my day. I went back over everything I did 3 times over, and found nodda. WHERE does my voltage draw come from all the sudden. Please help, I wanna go, I missed last year. In the mean time I will keep brainstorming here.
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grounds checked: no amp in car; battery reads 12.58 volts sitting, and i also tried jumping with another vehicle, and same thing, down to seven when turned to acc.
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What kind of tester do you have? If you can do a load test that might help.
If you havent done so yet, start pulling fuses and relays...good luck
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