1996 Oldsmobile Ciera battery failure

1996 OLDSMOBILE CIERA
67,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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IRONWORKER69
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Installed new battery and altenator start the car drives fine turn on the blinkers and the ohm meter on the dash pulsates push down the brake pedal and dash lights dim go to start car next morning and the battery is dead nothing left on and have had the battery and alternator tested since replacing them both working properly any ideas??
Jan 13, 2010 at 8:40 AM
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JDL
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welcome to the forum, I'd have to check for a battery drain. I can't remember the normal drain spec, probably around 30 ma, .030, nowhere close to half amp. If the drain is excessive, you pull fuses one at a time, till the drain drops to normal. The problem is on that fuse circuit.
Jan 13, 2010 at 9:44 AM