Help! X is killing my battery, and ME!!

[dmanhogg]

So i'm sitting in the driveway, listening to some music, waiting for someone to come out, when the X dies. And will not start back up. It wont jumpstart either, it turns over, but wont start. It cant be a bad battery, when the battery is out of the X and on the charger, it charges to 100% with no problems. I have a spare battery that does the same, however as soon as i put either battery in there, it drops to 2% and 6Volts. i do have a big sound system, however it is all unplugged to try and get this thing started. I dont believe there is any extra draws on the battery, i have interior LED's on a switch but the switch is off, and the X is a 94 XL, and has no power(window or Locks). I dont know what it could be anymore but i really need to get this thing on the road. Thanks for any help!

 

[jlsparky7]

Does it crank slow like a dead battery or fast like something else is the prob?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Check your battery terminals for rust, and corrosion. Did you check the alternator?

 

[dmanhogg]

clicks very fast.
and no, i havent checked the alternator.
off i go right now. any other suggestions?

 

[jlsparky7]

Does it crank fast? Not click fast.

If it cranks fast I would look into spark or fuel delivery as the problem.

 

[dmanhogg]

yes it cranks fast as well.
i had to jump it last night, surprisingly it worked, ran for 40 minutes,parked it, now its back to the same thing. wont start, battery is dead.

 

[jlsparky7]

Take the battery in and have it tested. Just because it charges to 100% doesn't mean its charging all the way.

 

[heathmo]

Couple ideas

My brother and I tackled his battery problem this weekend. We had to replace the battery, the ground cable and the terminal for the end of the positive. I'm thinking myself, possibly a bad ground somewhere. Or maybe the cables. Just a couple ideas, could be all kinds of things. I know I had a dead cell in mine. Good luck.