can the starter draw down the battery sitting over night.

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1995 gmc pickup. the battery is dead every morning. the battery tests good and the alterinator tests good. I have to jump it to start it and the starter sounds good . Can the starter draw the battery down every night.



Reply from dieselbill User Rating:  510 Knowledge Tokens
it is possible for the starter to draw down the battery. it can even make the battery go bad. the best way to tell if you have a draw off of the battery is to remove the negative battery cable or even positive battery cable, but only do one. then connect a test light in between the battery cable and the battery. if the light comes on the you have a draw. make sure the key switch is off when you do this. now, if the light comes on then you have a draw. the easiest way to see where the draw is coming from is to pull the fuses one at a time until the light test light goes out. when you pull the fuse and the light goes out that is the circuit that is drawing the battery down.
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Comment from leakywelly User Rating:  2550 Knowledge Tokens
crap a starter wont flatten battery unless it is going round.solenoind stop currnt when not neded.


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