My '95 leBaron with a 3.0 liter engine has a problem new to me.
The charger shows 12 amps going into the car, even when the battery is disconnected, the ignition is off, the key is out, but nothing is smoking!
Where is all the current going?
When the charger is connected, and the battery isn't, the door locks work slowly and when I turn it on, the radio lights up but barely.
The car was running fine when I parked it last.
To start from the beginning: The battery was dead in the morning, after not using the car yesterday. I hooked up the charger and it was putting more than 12 amps into the car/battery, but the battery car got no closer to starting the car. Totally dead. (I don't see how the battery could be the problem but for the record, I disconnected the + cable to the starter, and the battery showed 5 volts but would barely accept anything from the charger. But that increased to 6 amps and the battery was over 12.2 in a few minutes when I had to stop.)
The resistance of the whole car, not including the battery, is 40 ohms. Darn, I forgot to measure it in the other direction.)
What should I do next?
P.S. I have the strange feeling that I need to hit the starter motor with a hammer.
Thanks for any help you can give.