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shayrgob240
07-28-2005, 01:25 PM
My battery is pretty close to brand new and it's allready dead. What happened to it? The only thing i have hooked up to the battery is my E-fan.
mjjstang
07-28-2005, 02:02 PM
why did you get a new battery, because your old one was dead? do you think it could be the alt or something. efan is connected properly?
shayrgob240
07-28-2005, 02:08 PM
I didnt buy the battery; the previous owner did. I'm not sure if it's the alternator. I'm pretty sure i have the e-fan hooked up properly. I have one wire grounded. One wire going to the switch inside the car and another wire going from the battery (i have an inline fuse) to the switch.
statik
07-28-2005, 02:18 PM
i bought a brand new redtop optima off the shelf from pepboys, completely dead ...it happens
shayrgob240
07-28-2005, 02:26 PM
I just checked something out. I turned on my e-fan and it stayed on w/o turning off. I guess that means the battery is ok, right?
statik
07-28-2005, 02:27 PM
...get a multimeter
SimpleSexy180
07-28-2005, 02:39 PM
^ that and check the alternator while your at it
SirWarrior
07-28-2005, 09:24 PM
just was at his house. whoever did the RB swap totally butchered the harness. there are plenty of things wrong with it, but hopefully the TougeFactory guys will be able to help him, as I seen Eric's wiring skills in person and he does GREAT job.
shayrgob240
07-28-2005, 10:10 PM
Thanks for the help Jake. I'll give those guys a call tommorow.
SirWarrior
07-29-2005, 12:06 AM
NP, and thanks for helping me out with getting my baby back home.
holisticbeatz
07-29-2005, 02:20 AM
You probably have a problem w/ the charging system. I recommend that you take your car down to a Kragens and have them test the battery. This will tell you how drained the battery is and whether or not it's holding a charge. Then have them test your charging system.

Another problem I'm guessing is the e-fan. You could have a bad ground somewhere and its causing parasitic drain. You should double check the wiring and make sure the previous owner didn't ghetto wrig it.
SirWarrior
07-29-2005, 09:18 AM
The previous owner didn't know how to ghetto rig it. So there are misc wires cut, parts missing, etc.
IE his o2 sensor is conected by twisting the wires together and wrapping it in electrical tape (pretty badly I might add, as it was loose/falling apart)
That's why I said to take it to TougeFactory, those guys will take it out and do it right.