92 Chevy Lumina Dieing Battery

Tiny
JJMOUNDS
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  • 1992 CHEVROLET LUMINA
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 152,000 MILES
1992 chevy lumina 4dr battery keeps discharging and dieing out if the car is not ran every week. The alternator is brand new.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 AT 1:30 PM

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Tiny
JDL
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Check for battery drain, everything turned off. Check for any lites that might be left on, best time to check is in the dark, interior--in the trunk--under the hood. If the problem is on a fused circuit, you can pull fuses one at a time, when you pull fuse on faulty circuit the excess drain goes away. You can check amp draw probably around.O30.

You could take battery cable loose, use a testlite between cable and battery post. If lite comes and stays on, there is a drain.

Do you have a voltmeter on your dash, engine running, what does it show?
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 AT 4:03 PM

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