patricklee88

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Hey guys,
This morning I went to go start up the car and it started up just fine and I went to the gym and I got home. Well later tonight I had to go to my grandmas house so I get into the car and try to start it and nothing happens. I jumpstarted it with no problem and drove off to my grandmas. Well, I just wanted to test to see if the car would start if I turned it off. So I turn it off and then turn the ingition again. It does the exact same thing again. I can hear the starter clicking but nothing happens. I mean this was just after a 10 minute drive and I would think that should have charged up the battery? Does anyone have any input? Thanks!

618HAWK

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Sounds like a bad battery,........ or at the least dirty cables or a loose cable, look at the cheap and easy stuff 1st. What was your volt gauge reading when it was running?

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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Check the battery connections and grounds. How many volts does it read when started? How long since last new battery?

patricklee88

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I just got a new battery about two months ago and the strange thing is after I left my grandmas house I drove around on the freeway for about 30 minutes and when I got home I turned it off and turned it on again. The car started right up I think maybe the battery wasnt charged enough the first time? Still I don't see how the battery was drained this afternoon. Thanks for the help guys.

patricklee88

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Oh yeah the voltmeter read at about a constant 13 volts the entire time. It never dipped below 13 so I assume thats alright?

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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Sounds like parasitic drain. I would try pulling different fuses one at a time like the dome light, radio, ect, and see if the car does it over a week period. If you pull a fuse and it doesn't happen anymore maybe you found the problem.

orangeapeel

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If you have any kind of power lead or anything coming from an amplifier that is not ground properly you will have parasitic loss over time.

orangeapeel

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Yeah that is about right. You dont want it too low or too high.

patricklee88

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An amplifier? I'll take it that means the amp for the sound system? Well I haven't done anything to the stereo and it is still the stock monsoon. Today it started up just fine and it seems that it went away? Thanks for the responses guys!

orangeapeel

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Yeah sometimes it can be the problem but not if you have the stock system.