Originally posted by NateCox:
I'm confused. There should be some voltage on the battery, it runs the clock and keeps memory in the computer. Dumb question, but have you checked your alternator?
Run the car with the positive cable loose but in contact then pull it off the post of the battery. If the car dies, it's a bad alternator and you've been running the car off the battery for days until it dies....
First thing I tried. Even had it load tested at the auto store. Besides, I highly doubt that it could be started twice (or more) a day, driven an hour each day for 2 months and not require a jump if the alternator was bad. I even have a full 14.3 volts at the battery posts when running and 13.8 volts when not running.
All I have to do is take the fuse out each night when I get home and it's fine. I just hate having to reset my radio stations every day. There is definitely something loading the battery down overnight. I just can't figure out what it is. I've gone through both sets of schematics that I have and the only things mentioned are the radio and timer module.
