QuestionQUESTION: the issue in the following link http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chrysler-Repair-807/Draining-dead-battery-2000.htm
was done by you a few months ago I have the exact same problemn did you ever found the solution. i replaced the battery and it didnt help
ANSWER: Hi Robert,
No, I didn't get any follow-up. About 10 days later there was a similar question and I responded with a bit more detail. If you would like to read it: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Chrysler-Repair-807/91-dodge-spirit-electrical.htm
I believe it should be soluble with the aid of a volt-ohm-milliamp meter. So give that a try and let me know which fuse circuit seems to be drawing an unusual amount of current. Then we can try to identify where the drain is.
Roland
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QUESTION: i have one question before i start.
If i jump start the vehichle, shouln't the vehicle continue to run and charge itself back up? thats the weird thing i have 14.5 volts reading on the battery when i first jump it yet it will die in bout five minutes after a jump.
anyway let me get this straight:
1. disconnect the battery.
2. set my multimeter to ohms.
3. connect my two leads to the two disconnected battery cables.
4. check the reading (vehicle is off during this test)(What should the be?)
5. start pulling fuses one at a time and see how it affects the reading (what will the reading do..go up, go down)
6. use this technic to locate the draw
let me know, i appreciate you
my familys going to run out of food if i dont get this car working
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AnswerHi Robert,
No, don't remove both battery cables, just disconnect the cable from the - post of the battery then bridge the gap between the cable and its post with the multimeter leads. In other words, you are going to measure the current that flows from the + post of the battery, thru the circuts of the car that are connected when it is shut down, and back to battery to the - post.
In practice, the current should be 5 to 25 milliamps after a couple of time delay circuits disconnect. If everything with the vehicle circuit are ok you should be able to pull fuse 19 in the fuse box under the dash and that should cause the current to drop to near 0. That fuse is called the Ignition Off Draw fuse and no other current other than through that fuse should occur when the ignition switch is off. If fuse 19 doesn't do the job, then look for anyother resistor similarly labelled (or perhaps labelled M1) and pull that one. That will save you the trouble, in theory, of pulling so many resistors.
As to only running for 5 minutes, assuming that your charging light is not illuminated when the engine is running (and which would mean that the generator is working) and yet you can't restart the car, I would suspect that your battery is bad. If your charging light is on, then there is something wrong with the generator circuit or the generator itself.
Roland
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