2000 Ford Contour Car dies when sitting

2000 FORD CONTOUR
75,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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KAMIBETH
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my 2000 ford contour will run fine for about a month then all of a sudden we go to to get in it one morning and it wont start, we have a new battery in it and we had the alternator checked and its fine. After about a month when the battery dies we can charge it and it starts right up but the next morning its totally dead again. Its like something is pulling all the charge out of the battery while it sits.
Sep 14, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Do a battery drain test-see parastic draw below:


https://images.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/12900_battery_drain_test_3.jpg

Sep 14, 2010 at 3:28 PM
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