I recently bought an 83 1st gen (my 2nd 7). I was told by the guy that it drains the battery after sitting for a day or two unless you disconnect the ground. I was going to hunt down the problem after I did some emissions removal. Well I forgot to disconnect the ground and the battery died. So I threw it on the charger and let it charge for a few hours, go to start it and the starter won't turn over. I even tried using a jump pack and it still will not start. What could the problem be? This is with 2 different batteries by the way. 1 is a newer interstate battery and the other is an old one from my other 7, both give the same result.

 

Starter.

 

Do you think its the starter draining the battery as well? I mean it tries to turn over but just seems to bind up.

 

I agree I'd R n R the starter. After that, go from there. If you still having problems with the battery draining then you can have a few problems. One the alternator is not charging you battery, 2 you have a very large parasitic draw, or 3 you have a short to ground some where.

start with a flow chart and work your way through the tests.