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kcuf
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ROFL, that is pretty funny,
but yeah dude, sounds like some live wires are grounding out somewhere as well if your battery is draining, is there a volts gauge on the ZH?? if there is, could try turning the key on, and getting someone to watch the gauge while you shake wires around for the tail lights and blinkers/headlights etc,
i am guessing the volt gauge will respond somehow if there is something earthing out, then you move it |
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smoke_
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your battery isn't stuffed is it, my ef had one last year, it'd start ok once you charged it up, but it had an internal short that drained it.
if you jump start it with jumper cables, does it instantly crank? |
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gilesie
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In my day if we had a fault/s we would firstly repair any thing that looked like it might be faulty,
suspect earth then we would remove the leads and clean them and refit.
then if there was still a problem would ask a profesional for his oppinion. |
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XCH45R
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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| smoke_rubber wrote: | your battery isn't stuffed is it, my ef had one last year, it'd start ok once you charged it up, but it had an internal short that drained it.
if you jump start it with jumper cables, does it instantly crank? |
yeah man.. jumps straight away, battery was fine before this all happend, im thinking its something to do with the blinkers why the battery is draining.. :s |
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smoke_
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| pull the relays/fuses out of the indictators tonigh and see if it starts tomorrow, that's all i can think of at the moment. |
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XCH45R
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alright.. update;
checked the battery acid fluid, all the cells were full.. So I jump started it and it went first go.. I disconected the negative terminal and it died straight away, so my guess is its the alternator.. ?? |
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smoke_
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| some cars won't run if you disconnect the battery while the cars running. |
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XCH45R
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hmm.. fixed it.. 
took the alternator regulator out, looked fine, cleaned the battery terminals and it started straight away.. LOL |
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Red_XT
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| on an old fairlane the battery can get drained really easy by something small. I would say that u have a bad earth, although if the battery problem is related you must have a short somewhere. after jump starting the car test if the battery is charging or not, either the battery isn't charging or is being drained after the car is turned off. |
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