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[Maverick_82]

my 82 trans am has a power drain. if it gets parked friday and isnt started monday mourning, IT WONT START! the battery only holds the charge for about 2 and a half days. battery has been replaced. alternator is fine.
when last checked there was no drain on the battery, but i know better!

[Firebirdcrazy]

Check you door jams.. If the little buttons that shut off your interior lights are not fully seating it leaves it on draining power. Old cars like that are notorious for it. Just check all your accessories make sure there all going off.

[Maverick_82]

closing the door does turn off the lights. the one that would turn off was the center compartment. the pressure switch wouldnt work right. so i removed the bulb.

[BadWS6]

Glove box light?

[Maverick_82]

Glove box light?

the compartment in the center console for the third generation f-body is the glove box.

[bru333]

See if the fuel pump is running all the time. If the fuel pump engine oil pressure switch is bad (stuck closed) the pump can run all the time, even with the key off.

[Maverick_82]

See if the fuel pump is running all the time. If the fuel pump engine oil pressure switch is bad (stuck closed) the pump can run all the time, even with the key off.

would a mechanical fuel pump do that?

[bru333]

would a mechanical fuel pump do that?

LOL no. Guess that rules that out huh!

[Firebirdcrazy]

even I am have to laugh at that one lol

[bru333]

You got an underhood light? or a hatch light?

[Maverick_82]

You got an underhood light? or a hatch light?

u didnt know it wasnt elec. also, yes i have a hatchlight. but it burned out long ago and i havent replaced it yet.

[Firebirdcrazy]

hey you got to understand that cars have come a long way in recent years. Only after 88 was fuel injection standard on all vehicles. My 87 TA and Monte SS both still had caburators and mechanical fuel pumps. Big pains in the butt they were since everytime they go bad it would fill your oil pan up full of fuel.

[Kevin - Blown 95 TA]

Well, Kryptonite has always been a big one around here, but then I happen to live in Smallville

[Trash man]

i doubt u have a electric hatch pull down. my guess would to be to get a DVOM, hook it up to the battery and pull one fuse at a time, this is a quick way to find the circuit causing the drain.

[fastTa]

would a mechanical fuel pump do that?

LOL, a lobe on the camshaft is what operates a mechanical fuel pump.

Do you have an old alarm installed on the car that may be cycling? Radio, miscellaneous light, it's even possible you could have a minor short somewhere.