Battery trouble

89 Hoss · 03-15-2006, 05:41 PM

Battery keeps going down in the 1998 gt. I don't drive the car much and the battery keeps going down on me is there a short somewhere i may need to look for. I do not leave the alarm on so there should be nothing draining the battery i don't guess. Any ideas?

QWKSNKE · 03-15-2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by onebluegt

Battery keeps going down in the 1998 gt. I don't drive the car much and the battery keeps going down on me is there a short somewhere i may need to look for. I do not leave the alarm on so there should be nothing draining the battery i don't guess. Any ideas?

they will still drain down over time if you don't drive it more than once every 2 weeks.

My optima was dead the other day in the teal cobra because it had not been driven in a month

EZ SPEED · 03-16-2006, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

they will still drain down over time if you don't drive it more than once every 2 weeks.

Thats why I bought Optimas, they dont drain down like that. The Lincoln sat for 6-7 weeks and cranked right up. The 93L sat for 2 months and cranked up also.

A few weeks ago I drained the battery in the 93L by leaving the doors open for 3 days working on the stereo and stuff. I used the battery from the 03L that has been sitting in the bed of the truck for 4 months and it jumped off the 93L

Sounds like you both need to look for the source of the problem.

QWKSNKE · 03-16-2006, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by KB ZILLA

Thats why I bought Optimas, they dont drain down like that. The Lincoln sat for 6-7 weeks and cranked right up. The 93L sat for 2 months and cranked up also.

i am sure mine is because of the remote entry flashing light coupled with radio pulling juice all the time for the clock and memory. Not much juice being pulled but let it sit it for a month hooked up and even the optima will be dead.

Shell's 01 is the same way as well as the SVO

TheJeanyus · 03-16-2006, 04:22 AM

I remember Shorty's car starting up after sitting for like 6 months or something crazy like that. Didn't require a jump or anything.

03-15-2006, 05:41 PM	#1
89 Hoss Mustang Retailer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anniston Posts: 986	Battery trouble Battery keeps going down in the 1998 gt. I don't drive the car much and the battery keeps going down on me is there a short somewhere i may need to look for. I do not leave the alarm on so there should be nothing draining the battery i don't guess. Any ideas? __________________ 2007 SHELBY GT CSM073649 1992 Black on Black Vert lx 5.0 1985 Chevy c10 383 stroker 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 (daddy mobile)

03-16-2006, 04:22 AM	#5
TheJeanyus Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 14,774	Re: Battery trouble I remember Shorty's car starting up after sitting for like 6 months or something crazy like that. Didn't require a jump or anything. __________________ 1998 Mustang GT Coupe - World's Slowest Racecar 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V8 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen TDI