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Originally Posted by amberdamber7
A quick update. I tested the voltage this morning after letting the battery sit all night unplugged from the car (and in the 30's last night), and the voltage had dropped to 12.17 (down from 12.26 yesterday). I don't know if a drop of .09 volts is something to be concerned about or not! As for the battery drawing volts off the case (J-Ri, thanks), I checked that and showed .01 volts on the meter (with a solid .00 showing when the probes aren't touching anything. Again, is that enough to be concerned by? Finally, the battery is sealed, so I don't really know how I could add water even if I wanted to.
Another odd thing I noted this morning - yesterday, the draw on the battery was .08 amps, this morning it was .09. I have no idea if this is relavant or not, but thought I would mention it. I will have it charged up and tested ASAP, and post the results when its done!
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Well your battery is not showing discharge to the case or a parasitic drain, but it is way undercharged. Does your alternator/battery light stay on? You could check the batttery voltage while it's hooked up and running and see if it gets up to around 13.6 volts. You should just get the battery/alternator/starter tested. Provided your battery connections are sound it's sounding like a bad battery or maybe a starter that pulls too much current.