FORD flat battery
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:38 pm
Just thought i would share, I have a 1990 ford fairlane on LPG stock std in the family that had a new battery going DEAD flat over night some nights not all. It has auto off interior lights & a head lights left on warning so pretty much idiot proof, car was checked & tested so back to auto elec with the new battery to charge & test. Turns out to be fine, so after some heated discussion refering to him not replacing the battery & come back if it goes flat again grrrr 
i take it home. Refit battery car starts all is well, turn everything off lock it up & that's that. Walking back down the yard later I notice the head lights on & full beams, so after calling myself a moron for leaving the lights on i look in the window & they are OFF. WTF it turns out the high beam flash/blinker stalk contacts in the steering column are flexing enough in the summer heat to contact & thus running the battery flat in just a few minutes. Have had to apologies to auto elec guy for being an ass, was a 1st for him also. All is good now my planets are realigned. 
i take it home. Refit battery car starts all is well, turn everything off lock it up & that's that. Walking back down the yard later I notice the head lights on & full beams, so after calling myself a moron for leaving the lights on i look in the window & they are OFF. WTF it turns out the high beam flash/blinker stalk contacts in the steering column are flexing enough in the summer heat to contact & thus running the battery flat in just a few minutes. Have had to apologies to auto elec guy for being an ass, was a 1st for him also. All is good now my planets are realigned. 