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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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power valve / charging problems

put a new powervalve in my 1460- problem solved runs great

last week my battery went dead again for the last month i stole a small batt out of my broke cavalier would using a small battery kill it? I bought a proper size battery this weekend and im getting 13.81 running 13.60 with lights radio blower motor operating and after sitting all night the battery showed 12.21 o reily tested alt/ regulator showed good. can i sleep well at night now?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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How much draw is there if you test between the battery post and a removed cable with the key out?
 
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Here's a battery drain test.
 
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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i dont have a test light but with a multimeter how would i test this ? black lead to bat. ground post, pos. to disconnected ground with multimeter set to 12v.

i remember seeing this diagram last week when i was using the search function btw the battery showed 12.14 today i have not started it since i let it sit over night and posted the numbes above like this time yesterday it showed 12.21 ive had the door open a bit so the dome light may have been on for 30 min or so in the last 2 days
 
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