let car sit for a week and it wont start
12-15-2005, 11:16 AM
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Rx-7's drain the batteries for some reason, so after I start it up for the first time in a week, I usually put a charger on it, this way it's turning over as fast as it can, I don't know how many times my N/A flooded because of a weak battery.
12-19-2005, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo convert' post='786953' date='Dec 15 2005, 12:16 PM
Rx-7's drain the batteries for some reason, so after I start it up for the first time in a week, I usually put a charger on it, this way it's turning over as fast as it can, I don't know how many times my N/A flooded because of a weak battery.
stop and think how that could be true at all. that would mean every rx7 off the dealership lot had to be charged if the customer didn't drive it for a few days.
12-20-2005, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by teknics' post='788255' date='Dec 20 2005, 06:42 AM
somebody has a parasitic draw on there electrical system.
nismo bust out the test light and with your car off see if you got a draw from your battery.
kevin.
Yeah I've done that before, about 14.3V with nothing on, and thats with a brand new battery.
12-20-2005, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo convert' post='788447' date='Dec 20 2005, 05:18 PM
Yeah I've done that before, about 14.3V with nothing on, and thats with a brand new battery.
thats not a draw, thats your battery voltage....actually 14.3V without the car on is odd, thats more like alternator voltage.
Take the negative terminal off the battery, get a test light, connect test light to ground terminal of battery then use the pointy part and touch the disconnected negative terminal.
if it lights up you have a parasitic draw... which is something not turning off when you turn off your car. most commonly it is fuel pump ****, glovebox lights, bla bla bla, random circuits sometimes put a constant load on your car so when you turn it off it still slowly drains your battery. its tricky to diagnose. the test light method is the quickest/easiest way to find out you have some kind of draw....some cars do have some draws (which turn off after a minute or two) such as the lclock and ****..i dont think fc's do tho.
kevin.
12-20-2005, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BigTurbo74' post='788231' date='Dec 19 2005, 09:38 PM
stop and think how that could be true at all. that would mean every rx7 off the dealership lot had to be charged if the customer didn't drive it for a few days.
they did! talk to someone who worked at a dealership in the 80's!
12-21-2005, 09:31 AM
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every once in a while you can come out to a car that wont start, it will sound like it has no compression.
It can happen when you go into a store and come out, doesnt mean there is a drain on the electrical system and it doesnt mean you have leaky injectors, it just happens
It can happen when you go into a store and come out, doesnt mean there is a drain on the electrical system and it doesnt mean you have leaky injectors, it just happens