At it again

[eric22]

My battery keeps dying on my car after leaving it parked overnight. I charged my car up this morning and drove it on the highway to charge the battery and it died once again. I changed the battery and it looks like the new one died as well I got the car to start but its not staying on. I also smelled some burning coming from the starter relay could this be the problem

 

[65 Dartman]

Might be the starter relay. Possibly something is not turning off. I had the same problem in a 69 Charger I once had - found the problem one night when I discovered the trunk light wasn't turning off. Fixed it and never had a problem again.

 

[adriver]

Disconnect one of your battery terminals and put a test light between it and the cable.
If the light doesn't light up, there is no battery drain.
If it lights up, there is the problem.
You didn't say, but I have had a brand new battery be bad.
It had a shorted cell. It would leak down over night.
I took it back. Had to convince the auto parts store I knew what I was talking about.

 

[eric22]

I tried with a different battery again yesterday car only gives one crank before it drains the battery completely dead same thing with a boost. What could be draining the battery after one start up? Alternator?

 

[RedFish]

A GOOD battery that stores amps wont die that fast. You're gonna need a fully charged battery and a multimeter to find the problem.

 

[eric22]

New Battery was defective got another new one engine turns over very slowly wondering at this point if it could be the starter?

 

[BJS racing]

Check your ground cables! Battery to engine and engine to chassis. Seen way too many ground problems cause things like this. Start there.