Headlights killing my batt.

[Skib]

The goons headlights keep killing the batt. :(

 

There on relays and I have a 60amp IR alt from a 280zx :confused:

 

any suggestions?

[hang_510]

your supposed to turn them off when your done with em!

not wait until the battery dies :fu:

[hang_510]

typical response: check the fuses & connections at the box (douche as necessary) and around the relay (is the stock still in use?)

 

both sources of voltage leak when corroded :cursing:

[banzai510(hainz)]

be a good time to get a volt meter in the car to find out if ur draining more than recharging as you drive the car.

 

or something like this that plugs in the lighter. http://www.amazon.com/Equus-3721-Battery-Charging-Monitor/dp/B000EVWDU0?&camp=212361&creative=391349&linkCode=waf&tag=online0a-20

 

 

or all else fail get a test light and put it in series with the battery with everything off. If light comes on you have a drain .

 

 

How you know its the headlights? I have heard of some Cibies that were self grounding and when installed turn ON as the 510 light wires have 12volts all the time. but you would see this. unless seombody taped the edge up and its making a slight ground drainign the battery.

Or your running it at Idle and the lights are using more Power than the alternator is replacing!!!!!! but the meter would catch this.

 

 

for the life of me buy a volt gauge people. the cig plug in one or a standard volt meter. You catch these proplems sooner

Edited November 16, 2009 by banzai510(hainz)

[Skib]

ok its got to be a connection somewhere, the lights and dash lights get dimmer as it starts acting up (and i know its the lights cuz i drive around alot in the daylight no problems, just when im running my lights) but it just randumbly kicked back in and everything brightened back up to normal :confused:

 

 

Im off to examine every last wire and connection in the bay :blink:

[Skib]

for the life of me buy a volt gauge people.

 

got one ;)

[JDM510]

whats the volts running with everything off???

 

then whats the volts with everything on lights, heater, radio turn it all on

 

give me bolth readings

[420n620]

samething happen to me when I owed a 74 710 and it turned out to be the alternator belt, it was slipping just so slightly, replaced the belt and had no problems after that.

[datto510]

Are you sure its not the fog lights?

[elmerfudpucker]

Check your grounds!!

[datzenmike]

Could be wires are fine just not not charging randomly:

 

loose belt, damaged, oily...

alternator oily inside, brushes worn, loose/damaged plug

negative ground cable on head? bad connection

needs good ground from battery to body sheet metal

If external VR, not grounded

[Skib]

Are you sure its not the fog lights?

 

I un hooked all the wiring for the hellas when it started just to be sure.

 

 

Could be wires are fine just not not charging randomly:

 

loose belt, damaged, oily...

alternator oily inside, brushes worn, loose/damaged plug

negative ground cable on head? bad connection

needs good ground from battery to body sheet metal

If external VR, not grounded

 

 

belts good, put a brand new one on when I did the alt swap, alt should be good, its only 6mo old. and came off the Z's old turbo motor. ground is bolted to the head

(thought it was a funny spot but Iv tryed to stay out of the engine bay of this one, Ill get the while Im at its and end up rebuilding the motor or swapping it all together:p)

[izzo]

skibby

you obviously check the wires on the alt for good clean connection right? Did you soak the connections at the fuse box?

 

i noticed when i run my heater my voltmeter drops below 13. fucker sucks a lot of juice. Check your battery cable!!! not a good connection to the battery cable. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. clean the shit really good and make sure its on tight.

 

 

my 85 4x4 voltmeter was showing correct volts when it was running, yet it would never start without a jump. turns out the batt connection was shit.

[banzai510(hainz)]

ck by the volt reg and maybe disconncet and plug it back in

ck the screws at the alternator.

 

PS they say 3 out of 5 alternators are bad out of the box in the cheaper stores!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

what does the volt meter say?

Do you run a harness with the Hellas? I assume yes. 55/60 watters?

 

baterry not hitting the hood? Put plus side of battery towards the fire wall.

 

 

I had a Z car that had a weeak alternator. Drive home at nite w/ wipers on car would not start next day. But if drive in daytime car would start OK. Find out I was running off the battery at nite or when exessive use the accessories. But was always enough juice to get home. Sold car. assume it was the alternator as the it also had a internal volt reg with the alt. or bad ground

[Skib]

thats the plan for today, Im gonna go there and clean all the connections and change the ground spot.

 

Iv had that on the Z before too, I had a brand new batt. and it still wouldn't start without a jump, turns out there was corrosion inside the insulation of the batt. cable

[Skib]

ck by the volt reg and maybe disconncet and plug it back in

ck the screws at the alternator.

 

PS they say 3 out of 5 alternators are bad out of the box in the cheaper stores!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

what does the volt meter say?

Do you run a harness with the Hellas? I assume yes. 55/60 watters?

 

baterry not hitting the hood? Put plus side of battery towards the fire wall.

 

 

I had a Z car that had a weeak alternator. Drive home at nite w/ wipers on car would not start next day. But if drive in daytime car would start OK. Find out I was running off the battery at nite or when exessive use the accessories. But was always enough juice to get home. Sold car. assume it was the alternator as the it also had a internal volt reg with the alt. or bad ground

 

 

I know the alt is good its a 60amp internally regulated alt from a 280ZX, I was running it on the Z before I put it on the goon.

 

the hellas where hooked up to the harness and relay that comes with them, I unhooked them when it first started happening so there not the problem.

 

batt isnt hitting as far as I know and yes the + is towards the firewall

[izzo]

I know the alt is good its a 60amp internally regulated alt from a 280ZX, I was running it on the Z before I put it on the goon.

 

the hellas where hooked up to the harness and relay that comes with them, I unhooked them when it first started happening so there not the problem.

 

batt isnt hitting as far as I know and yes the + is towards the firewall

 

Did you check your signature? Maybe its to long :lol::fu:

Edited November 17, 2009 by h2theizzo

[Skib]

Did you check your signature? Maybe its to long :lol::fu:

 

:fu::lol: its not my fault theres to many good quotes around here

[chiquapen]

The goons headlights keep killing the batt. :(

 

There on relays and I have a 60amp IR alt from a 280zx :confused:

 

any suggestions?

 

dang!!! that reminds me of dr's stein. he bought a high dollar batt and ended up blowing all four headlights...twice. :eek:thats the biggest reason we bought the junker. he used the wiring harness off it and its done good since. thats a story u 2 need to talk about.