jbke Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 G'day, I have a 1984 Ke70 corolla with a 4KC and auto. I just put a new battery in it recently (good quality one) and it would be flat after a few days (even when driving it often). I initially thought alternator but thought if it wasn't charging then the charge light would be coming on? I don't have a multimetre unfortunetely. I have one of those jump packs and it was getting me out of trouble the last week but now even when thats hooked up it just struggles to wind over. But then i let it sit for a few minutes and it starts off the jump pack brilliantly. As i drive it the wipers are very slow and the stereo cuts out. I'm leaning towards a voltage drop or damaged power wire somewhere maybe? The battery leads are clean as too are both earth wires. Jump started it this arvo and drove for 5 mins and it spluttered then stalled (in the middle of a busy intersection i might add). Would wind over very slowly with the jump pack but not enough to start. Tried a few times with no luck. Left it for about 10 mins or so and it started fine ?! Upon driving it home it spluttered then died again so is still parked 15-20 mins from home! It does this wheather it's cold or hot too. If anyone has any ideas or pointers I'd be greatly appreciative as I need to get my Ke home. Thanks. Quote
RainWarriorDregs Posted May 7, 2011 Report Posted May 7, 2011 hmm... interesting. I have a voltage drain problem that i've tried to prevent by changing the alternator. Apparently the voltage regulators on the back can drain power somehow? i dunno. try anything i say haha. someone should correct me if i'm wrong. but good luck mate! Quote
nate89 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 I had a similar problem a while back, same thing went to replace the battery. Everything seemed fine on the surface, which confused the hell out of me, but then I went digging and found that the wires to the battery were really brittle and some parts were broken off, so I'd get spark but sometimes not enough. I think when I changed the battery because it was a little bigger there was too much tugging on the wires which caused them to snap... Quote
B.L.Z.BUB Posted June 13, 2012 Report Posted June 13, 2012 This thread is a year old, if he hasnt sorted it by now he probably never will :P Quote
irokin Posted June 14, 2012 Report Posted June 14, 2012 This thread is a year old, if he hasnt sorted it by now he probably never will :P Yep, but now there's a possible answer for the Google traffic ;) 1 Quote
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