NAC - Draining Battery

[Huw Powell]

I agree.  Sounds like a free replacement battery is in order.  A good 
new battery can start a car and run it for hours, sans 800w sound 
system.  And then start it again.  But that's about it.

Dead in five minutes after a jumped start and running for a while?

Oh and the suggestions regarding a charge system test are good ones, 
since if it's not getting charged, that doesn't help.

On 5/21/2011 9:09 PM, Robert Myers wrote:
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> Dan,
>
> It could also easily be faulty battery. A few months ago I put a brand
> new battery in my Ranger peecup. It kept draining down and would not
> start the truck after only a couple of hours of standing unused. Turned
> out to have a dead short internally and I had to replace it. Under
> warranty fortunately.
>
> Bob
>
> At 08:11 PM 5/21/2011, Dan DiBiase wrote:
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>> Trying to diagnose a draining battery (it's new) on my son's '99
>> Impreza 2.5RS
>> from 2 hours away.... He has to jump it every time to run it,
>>
>> and if it sits off for even a few minutes after running, it requires a
>> jump to
>> start again. Could it be the alternator? I was thinking it must
>> be something in the electrical system draining the battery when the
>> car is off,
>> but for it to happen within 5 minutes of the car being off seems
>> unlikely.
>>
>> Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
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