battery continues to run until dead

1984 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIOLET
35 MILES
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ROBERTCANULLI
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My 1984 Volkswagen cabriolet is having issues. when i turn it off, the battery continues to run, until dead it at the terminal. i have changed the ignition because i thought it had something to do with that.

its been doing this for the longest time. is there any hope for it.
Apr 4, 2012 at 4:54 PM
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FIXITMR
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i owned a couple of those vintage cars way back. battery dies is what your saying when left overnight?

Check this link, our site did a great article on that problem.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight

Apr 4, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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