Re: [DMCForum] Re: Down for season

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am guessing more owners have similar problems like this that kill 
their battery so fast. My difference is that i am going to fix it and 
not just install a battery cut off switch (band-aid).

Mark V



On Sep 12, 2005, at 10:38 PM, content22207 wrote:

> Dead shorts -- when your battery is grounding out through the entire
> car -- generally don't create sparks or enough heat to blow a fuse, as
> a short through a single wire does. But they will kill your battery in
> short order. Happened to my DeLo when the terminal on a line to the
> back of the starter solenoid touched the block (that's why I now run a
> 6" pigtail from the solenoid to a less congested junction in mid air,
> wrapped in electrical tape of course). Happened on my AMC when the
> automatic choke supply line grounded against the side of the
> carburetor (alternator idiot light glowed dimly, and it couldn't
> recharge the battery).
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939
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>> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
>> I cant figure out why it wouldn't blow either. The fuse should blow so
>> it is not making any sense to me either.
>>
>> I am going to remove the t-panel but getting the time to do it will 
>> not
>> be as easy.
>>
>> Mark V
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 12, 2005, at 9:13 PM, Marc Levy wrote:
>>
>>> Why did the fuse not blow??
>>>
>>> You can get to the door wire hirness by removing the
>>> T-Pannel.  it is not a difficult job.
>>>
>>>
>>> --- DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think my car is down for the season due to an
>>>> electrical short that
>>>> killed my new battery Sunday. I tried to charge the
>>>> battery and it was
>>>> shorting out my charger.
>>>>
>>>> I diagnosed my problem by removing my battery and
>>>> connecting my
>>>> electrical tester on the negative and positive
>>>> battery terminals and
>>>> started to remove one fuse at a time till i
>>>> discovered the short. The
>>>> short is for my interior and door lights. I have to
>>>> remove the roof
>>>> section because i think that is where the short is
>>>> because my tester
>>>> beeps almost every time i wiggle the door wiring
>>>> harness. My car is off
>>>> the road till next year unless i can kill the short
>>>> and keep my
>>>> interior lights any everything else working. I am
>>>> not happy because of
>>>> this new problem.
>>>>
>>>> Anyways if i cant correct this problem or give it a
>>>> band-aid it will
>>>> give me a jump start at removing my engine and
>>>> starting my winter
>>>> project.
>>>>
>>>> This is a sneaky problem that might just be a
>>>> problem that others are
>>>> having where there battery mystery just goes dead
>>>> because when i hook
>>>> up the new battery everything just seems fine but
>>>> the short is still
>>>> there and it doesnt blow fuses.
>>>>
>>>> My car would always keep the battery charged for
>>>> months so i know this
>>>> problem  just started.
>>>>
>>>> Mark V
>>>>
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