New Battery, ALT tested Good, BATTERY Keeps Draining

[DSM_ThuNDeR]

Hello once again guys, I have came accross another problem thats REALLY getting annoying me. I bought a new battery because when I bought this car, the old one was bad. Installed it and did not have any problems until it came to the time to take out my motor(started to knock). I wired everything back up how it was and the battery would NOT charge what-so-ever(according to the voltage on my turbo timer). I took my alternator and went to autozone to get it tested, and IT WAS GOOD. The only thing I can actually think that could be bad would be the Positive wire running from the fuse box(ALT 100A) to the power source of the alternator could be bad because upon inspecting it, It looked BLACK at the alternator conection point, and the wire turned YELLOW instead of the wire being white. I know I prob have the answer right underneath my nose, but I want to know what usually happens when that wire becomes shorted out???

 

[Captainredeyez]

I think you may have answered your own question. It's not to hard to run new wires for the ALT. Just make sure you get the proper gauge wire to do so. Also check all those little lights inside you car. Sometimes the cause of a battery draining is either the glove box light or the one under the hood. hope this helps you out a little.

 

[talonman2000]

Yep, just go through your car with a fine tooth comb and make sure there is not little unnoticed culprit draining your car.