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Q & A: Battery Draining

Tuesday July 03rd, 2007
Q & A, MGA, MGB, MGC, MG T-Type, Midget
Good Morning John

I recently noted a strong odor of rotten eggs coming from my 1975 MGB. This ultimately was found to be a bad alternator which cooked the battery.

Both replaced.

Now I have a problem with the new battery which has checked out good, completely discharging in about 2 hours when sitting in the garage. So, not being a mechanic I tried a couple things to see where the possible electricity is going. I pulled the fuses, still discharges, alternator checks ok. Before going any further, any ideas where to start?



Thanks

Tim
Tim,

Arm yourself with a 12 volt test light. Do not use a meter.

Remove the negative battery terminal and fit the test light between the battery post and the battery clamp. Now, any current coming out of the batt... read more