Dan-
The first place I would look is the trunk/boot light. If it has
popped out of it's socket, it will stay on all the time. Presto- in no
time your battery will be TU. This is not unusual. The hi tech way
would be to get your multimeter out and disconnect the ground cable from
the battery. Then put one lead on the negative terminal on the battery
and the black lead on the ground cable. In other words, make the
multimeter part of the circuit. If you are showing a current flow w/
everything "shut off" you have a leak somewhere. Start finding the leak
by pulling one fuse at a time and see where the leak stops. Then you are
on your own. Make sure the doors are shut or you will run yourself nuts
trying to find the leak. Remember the interior light.
My money is on the trunk light switch!!
(How'd I do DANMAS????)
Larry Dickstein
bugide@juno.com
Remember, racecar spelled backwards is....racecar!!!
On Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:20:49 -0700 (PDT) Dan Borrego <rdb@hooked.net>
writes:
>I've recently installed a new battery in my 77B, because the old one
>would
>no longer hold a charge. The new battery was fully charged when I put
>it in
>the car. The following weekend I went out to the garage to start the
>MG but
>the battery was completely dead. It starts up fine with a jump but
>even if
>I charge the battery the car will drain it within a few days.
>
>Can anybody out there suggest the first plan of action. I don't know
>where
>to begin to look for the problem. Or even how to correct it.
>
>Many many thanks in advance.
>Dan Borrego
>77 MGB
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