Alright let's start from the top, first I took out the dash of my 2000 svt contour to fix dash warp. This is when this problem occurred, my charging system died. I replaced the battery and alternator at the same time. The system was still not charging; so I ran a 4 gauge wire from the alternator to the positive cable on battery. I also ran new wire to the ground the battery. I replaced both battery posts. I replaced fuse number 7 under the hood fuse box. I am running a .02 amp draw with ignition off and doors shut. I replaced the mega fuse. I took out the alternator again and had 2 different places test it, it passed at both. The car dies soon after starting it. You can watch the voltmeter just fall down while the car is running. But the battery will hold a charge when the car is not running. I am completely stumped. Any ideas? If I get no suggestions I am just gonna drop it off at my mechanics shop and tell him to deal with it. BTW even with a full battery the Instrument cluster does not work. Might be related, might not be. Open for all and any suggestions.
thanks
joe
