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i went to work with the battery hooked up to the car, then got back and tested 8 hours later with my multimeter before i started the car.... 12.63 volts!!! wooo hoooo! when i started the car it was around 14 and when i reved it increased to about 14.5!!! soooo it looks like the culprit of the draw was the stereo. but the test light is still on when i bridge it between the neg post and terminal and it doesn't come off till i unplug the alternator fuse. whats that all about? also, the starts ALMOST everything single time on the first try. there have been a couple times though that ive turned the key with nothing once or twice THEN i get it to start strong. sounds like starter? i just replaced it a year ago but i guess it could be out again... and about testing the draw, i turn it on ohmeter 30A when the car is off and on and make contact with the pos. and neg. post correct?

alright so i removed a stereo that was installed by the PO. i left the battery hooked up to the car over night. i just went out and put a multi meter to it and got about 12.31 volts with the motor off. Also, I hooked up my test night between the neg terminal and neg post. I pulled fuses until the light went out. When i pull the gray alternator fuse in the fuse box above the battery it turned off. So does this mean i still have a problem with my alternator even though it doesn't look like i have a draw any more since i removed the stereo? edit: looks like i still do have a draw, 12.31 v is low correct? Alternator looks like more and more the problem Also, I am still having problems getting the car started. The first 3 times it just gave me everything except a turnover to start. Then the 4 time it started up FINE. Turned it off again, then tried to turn it on. nothing. then tried again and it started up fine! Ill check all my grounds today... but any other suggestions? take out the starter for a load test?

soooo there was an aftermarket stereo installed by the PO that i pulled. hopefully that was part of problem, i figured there may have been a draw from that. also, i hooked up a test light between the neg terminal and post and found that when i pulled the alternator fuse that the test light turned off. Sooo im thinking thats a possible problem right there. I left the battery hooked up over night and im gonna go back in the morning to see if it was sucked dry. wish me luck!

yup i have one located under the pass. side fender. Ill check that out. thanks for suggestion.

hi guys, i know this is a 240 problem but you guys are very knowledgeable. so ive had a problem in the recent past with getting my car started. Sometimes id turn the ignition and the car would turn on just fine, other times id get a click from my starter but the car wouldn't start. So i changed my battery terminals and the problem with fixed for about a week. Until the problem arose again. I left the car sitting for about a week, tried starting it and it did not start. So i figured i had a draw. So i removed the negative terminal from the negative post and hooked up a multi meter in between and started pulling fuses and testing with a test light. I found that i had a draw in my alternator fuse. I figured that this was a bad diode. So i left the car sitting for another month with the battery hooked up, took the battery to get slow charged and the battery was bad. So ive replaced the battery. My question is... is the alternator FOR SURE the problem? does it need to be replaced? Thanks, sorry if i sound ignorant. educated me.