I have a Ford Festiva GL 93' and the car keeps draining the battery at night. At first the car didn't hold a charge and so I checked and replaced the alternator with a used one. I had the alternator checked and installed it. I just gave it a tune up and recieved a new battery to put in it. The car runs good now with the new tune up and all but I can't figure out why when I leave the car outside at night the next morning the battery is dead. I checked the lights and I took the light bulb out and pulled my switches for the back lights and so I have no lights at all. The voltage regulator is in the alternator and after talking to several people they have told me that even if the used alternator was bad that it couldn't drain the battery over night and that my car must be running somthing when it's off.
- posted
20 years ago