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Old 11-14-2013, 06:47 PM   #1
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Parasitic drain...look for a light or anything small that is staying on. Highly doubt it's the alternator
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Old 11-14-2013, 07:31 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by kdanner View Post
Mine is weak and I need to do something soon too. I want something light with good capacity, but cringe at the idea of a $1500 battery.
Good God man, what kind of battery are you buying for that much money?

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Parasitic drain...look for a light or anything small that is staying on. Highly doubt it's the alternator
Just left O'Reilly's. Battery, alternator and starter all checking out fine. Really not sure what I could be leaving on.

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Old 11-14-2013, 07:39 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Dominic Toretto View Post
Good God man, what kind of battery are you buying for that much money?
The lithiums are high.

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Old 11-14-2013, 07:42 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by McNastyGT View Post
It could be something as small as a trunk light...make sure everything is shut good if it still does it you should have a parasitic draw test done on it and make sure that's not the problem
I may have overlooked something earlier. I do eat in my car on lunch.

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.... no.

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