[Strodder]

Originally Posted by daverod

My 64 keeps killing the battery. I must have a short or something. How should I go about trying to find short? I've charged the batt 3 times. Every time about a week later the batt. is dead. Its just sitting for the week. I wonder if the gas gage would kill it that fast if the ignation switch wasn't turning off?

Check and make sure there isn't a draw on the battery. For a quick check take off the positive battery cable, and connect a test light to the positive cable end and the tip of the test light to the positive post. If it lights up, it could be a draw. Some times a low amp draw will still turn the test light light on but won't drain the battery. Then you will have to check it the same way with an amp gauge. Millie amps won't cause the battery to go dead, but might still lite the test lite. Another test to see if there's a bad battery is to just disconnect it, and see if it still goes dead after a few days. Always start with a fully charged battery though. Sometimes you have to give it a slow charge over a few days to get the battery that seems bad to be fully charged. Good luck.