charging issues (WAS something's always "ON"!)

[baltobernie]

thanks Bernie.
The indicator light glows brightly ALL THE TIME, no matter the load or RPM.

Here's visual indication of your problem. One more question: Does your car have an external voltage regulator? If "yes", then there is a problem with the regulator or the wiring to/from it. You can download a wiring diagram from Brad Artigue's site, without waiting to get yours returned.

You aren't charging your battery at all with the present situation, so don't drive the car or you'll ruin your new battery.

[majicwrench]

Going to politely disagree on a tech point, running a battery down will not ruin it.
Keith

[maytag]

especially with today's "dry-cel" technology, which is what I bought (I always buy the OPTIMA brand battery, for everything I own)

BUT: I better get it fixed or I'll be push-starting it again.... just like I was last week!

[ORFORD2004]

To see if the car drain your battery, plug a test light in serie between the battery and the cable. If the light goes on, remove fuse one at the timed and check if the light goes off. When it goes off, the problem come from that circuit.
And did you check the two connector behind the alternator?

John

[maytag]

To see if the car drain your battery, plug a test light in serie between the battery and the cable. If the light goes on, remove fuse one at the timed and check if the light goes off. When it goes off, the problem come from that circuit.
And did you check the two connector behind the alternator?

John

non, je n'ais pas encore verifie les connecteurs a l'artenateur (sp?), seulement le post ou j'ai verifie 14volts.
q'est-ce-q'uils fait, les deux autres?
je veut bien trouver le problem de charging avant que je passent beacuoup de temps cherchent le problem de drainage.

how's that for franglais? I hope I don't offend? I took from your post, mixed with your location that english may not be a primary language, and french may be? et ca va bientot faire 25ans depuis la derniere fois que j'etais on France, et plutot 35 depuis que j'etais au Canada! et comme je n'ai que 40 ans..... ca fait bien longtemps! alors si j'arrive a me faire compris on francais, ca me fait du bien!

and thanks for the suggestions!

[ORFORD2004]

Ton français est encore pas pire lolll!!!!!

[rdavidson52]

It may be something as simple as the "parking light" switch. When doing some interior work I inadvertently rocked the switch on. As the car stays inside and covered I didn't notice the lights being on when I'd uncover and roll it out into the sun. My battery kept going low and I was checking all I could think of under the dash but couldn't anything. Then, on the 4th - 5th day I noticed the switch and turned it off. Frustratingly simple.