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Starting issue needs jump Everytime. Battery new charging system checks out everything's tight?
Rut12
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October 2018
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2000 Tahoe
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imidazol97
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November 2018
Drain on system after charging when shut off?
Need an ammeter to put in line with the main positive cable or to loop around it to read small rates of drain.
Then remove main fuses one at a time until that drain level stops. Then track down drain on subcircuits of that main fuse.
Don't forget to remove power line to starter and alternator. Those have sometimes caused drains.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
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Rut12
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November 2018
Not sure exactly how to tell if I have a drain. Car off take ampmeter to where?
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Need an ammeter to put in line with the main positive cable or to loop around it to read small rates of drain.
Then remove main fuses one at a time until that drain level stops. Then track down drain on subcircuits of that main fuse.
Don't forget to remove power line to starter and alternator. Those have sometimes caused drains.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,