Think it may be a bad ground

2002 INFINITI I35
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JOECARVILLE
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The car has been laid up in the garage for about a month with the battery removed. Yesterday I put the battery back in and when I turn on the ignition the lights flash and the horn sounds. A little more worrying is the fact that the battery starts to heat up ( you can actually hear it cook) . Could this just be a bad ground or what am I missing?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Joe C.
Jan 28, 2014 at 12:22 PM
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cold be a bad ground or a really bad drain on it. check for both. also check tosee if antitheft is engaged.
Jan 28, 2014 at 1:09 PM
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JOECARVILLE
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Thanks for the speedy reply guys. It begs the question, is there a way to turn off the anti-theft other than the key fob.
Thanks guys
Joe C.
Jan 28, 2014 at 1:36 PM
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not really that may not be the problem though. hopefully it is hooked up correctly as well.
Jan 28, 2014 at 3:34 PM
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The mystery is that the only thing that happened is that the battery was removed for about three weeks
Jan 28, 2014 at 4:46 PM
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anytime you remove or disconnect a battery you have to reset the security system. so other things may be drawing on it as well.
Jan 29, 2014 at 6:59 AM