Eric,
There are a couple of things that could be causing the problem.
The battery itself could be defective. Charging it up and then checking it
would tell if hthat is the case or not.
There could also be a current draw somewhere onthe car that is draining
the battery. After you drive around to charge the battery, park it and
disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery. Measure the
battery voltage, then leave it alone until the next day then check the
battery voltage again. It should be about the same as what you measured
the day before. If it is, you have someting draining the battery.
Check that out and let us know what you find.
Oh, if Sears says you need anything other than a battery, go somewhere
else and get a second opinion before you have them replace anything.
Peace,
Pat
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On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Eric Corwin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is my first time posting to this list but I've been reading it for
> a while and it's been very helpful. I checked all around and couldn't
> find a good answer to my problem anywhere, so I'll ask here.
>
> I have a '69 1600 (with electronic distributor) that I bought last
> summer. I stored it indoors over the winter and fired it up about once
> a month w/out issue. However, I let it sit for the last two or three
> months without turning it over once (stupid). When I tried recently I
> found that the battery had about 1.5 V in it. So I jumped it and it
> turned over fine, while running the thing read about 14 V or so (I
> don't remember exactly but it seemed quite normal and ran without a
> problem). So I drove around for a long time to try to recharge the
> battery (and remembered again why I bought this car, man is it a blast
> to drive) and when I parked it I'd only charged it to about 10.5 V.
> So, I thought I just needed to run it longer. However, yesterday (two
> days after driving it) when I checked it the Voltage in the battery had
> dropped to 9.5 V (which is a pretty big drop). So here's the question,
> does this sound like a battery that won't hold a charge anymore as a
> result of being drained or like a really bad (and new, never had any
> problems in the summer...) parasitic leak? I think I'll take it into
> sears to get a charging test (free), but I'm not sure if they check for
> parasitic leaks. So does this sound like a stupidly familiar problem
> to anyone?
>
> Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions,
> --Eric
>
> '69 1600
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