1996 Corvette Battery Drain

Battery drain i thought i had something draining the battery on my 87.

1996 corvette battery drain.

1998 corvette drains the battery in less than 2 days. Get your vehicle running with durable 1996 chevrolet corvette v8 5 7l 525cca lt1 car and truck batteries auto batteries from batteries plus bulbs. I could boost it off and it would start then next thing you know it wouldn t. It s probably something simple like i found.

If you re pulling 4 8 amps something pretty big is operating. Buy car and truck batteries and get free installation at participating locations. The stoplights were on all the time. Corvette central sells it along with a few others.

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. All most all new cars. 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. Battery drains very rapidly form one to two days alternator is good and battery is new.

Try pulling the fuses one at a time until the drain stops. The starter itself shouldn t be draining the battery unless there is a problem with the starter solenoid. 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. Several factors can cause battery drain i would first have the battery tested to see if the battery it self is not bad.

I just found an annoying drain on my battery. Parts are just part of what we do. Then unbolt the negative cable from the battery terminal with a wrench and attach a digital multimeter to the. 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.

It was an out of adjustment stoplight switch. Next use a vehicle battery charger to charge the battery to 100. If the battery is good then the most common is a short.