Short? - Argh!

[l3ushwig]

So i go out to see how the glow plugs are working, Starting it....

But whats this the battery is dead! didnt leave anything on that i know of in the car after i did the fuel lines last night...

Any ideas what could be shorting it or beeing left on?

Bushwig

[l3ushwig]

Its a 1985 300TD

[Jim H]

Bad luck...

First, get is started. Jump start, charger, etc.

Second, have the battery and charging system tested.

Third, if the battery and charging system are OK, look for sneak power circuits.

Best Regards,
Jim

[l3ushwig]

Just jumped it, then let it idle for a bit and it will start back up so i assume the battery and charging system are ok.


Well off to the junk yark again!

[dannym]

Hey,
You can't assume that. Go to autozone and have the battery and alternator tested.
They do this service for free.

Danny

[l3ushwig]

Well tomorrow I will be doing the spark test to find out where the short is....

IF by chance the inside of my fuse box don’t have the yellow piece of paper can somebody scan there 300TD?

[P.E.Haiges]

I3,

Remove the battery cable from the battery and touch the battery terminal to the battery post. See if you can see a spark which would mean there is current flowing into the car from the battery. The battery will need some charge in it to do this test so U might have to charge it first. Also, every thing must be turned off to do this test.

Next start removing the fuses and do the spark test after each fuse is removed. If you find there is no spark after a certain fuse is removed, That is the circuit that has the electrical leak.

If you have an ammeter, it would be more accurate to use than the ammeter than the spark test.

It possible that the battery is bad, so you might check that first.

P E H