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(Message started by: toddy on Apr 21st, 2005, 6:36pm)

Title: battery draining
Post by toddy on Apr 21st, 2005, 6:36pm
my 1995 2.5 td is draining the battery if it sits for a few days without being started. i have tried  a new battery but to no avail. also the heater is always cold without any work being done to the engine or coolant system ??? ???

Title: Re: battery draining
Post by craig on Apr 21st, 2005, 7:34pm
usual suspects to start with are,glove box light,bootlid light....

Title: Re: battery draining
Post by bazw on Apr 23rd, 2005, 4:25pm
dont forget to have the altinater checked as you can have a diode go bad and it lets the electric stored in the battery discharge back through over night  and you have a flat battery at the end of a few days



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