Originally posted by JCT400SB
As many of you may know my father passed away not to long ago and my mother is now trying to sell his truck. The truck is a Chevy Cheyene 1500 with a Vortec V6 engine. The truck is currently setting in her driveway with a For Sale Sign. My problem is that after it sets a few day's without being started the battery becomes to weak to turn the motor over. I know it's not the battery as it is brand new. I would not think it is the alternator causing the battery to drain as the truck is not being driven. He does have a CB Radio and Backup lights that he wired but I do not think they would drain the battery down? Could it be the starter? Any suggestions as to what I should be looking for?
Well it sounds like the battery...... do a load test on it if you can if not you could check it by chargeing the battery to full charge then disconnect the battery for a few days If it is down when you hook it back up then it is no good if not there is a drain in the truck...... any digital equiment will put a drain on the battery 24/7 for memory so depending how long it sits between starts it will go down
good luck
MM64