My friends 280CE developed an odd battery drain situation today. Backstory-It just when in for some work and the shop installed all new belts (Even though they weren't all needed) The car drove great for the next week or so but one morning the battery was dead. I knew that it was old and needed to be replaced anyways so we figured pop in a new one and all will be fine. Well the 280 was brought to Pep Boys for a quick install but for some odd reason after the new battery was put in the battery light would stay on and drain the battery. I went to look at the car a few minutes ago and noticed that the alternator belt was loose which would cause it to not charge. However the 'tech' that was there said that the alternator was pulling current in reverse (or something along those lines) and that it was causing the drain. I've never heard of anything like that happening before but who knows with electrics. The alternator is a re-manufactured unit and is only about a year old so I don't see why it would suddenly decide to act up because a new battery was put in. I'm guessing that the Pep Boys guys don't know what they're on about and did something to cause the drain to try and milk more money out of an unsuspecting customer. My friend will be creating an account tonight to give more details about what's going on. Any assistance will be most appreciated.

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