flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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right, bought my corsa sport all awesome apart from a few niggles, car was dead slow turning over so checked battery, replaced for cold crank from work, this 1 keeps draining so i keep recharging, any ideas of anythin? mayve alternator or dodgy wiring connection? have morettes and they need grounding again, possibly that?
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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check the charging rate of the alternator
shud be around 14v or jst above.
if not then the alt is fucked, check all earth's on the battery to bulhead aswell
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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it was because the car had stood for a while so i took it for a quickie round the block and its fine now!!
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Will_Sport
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Registered: 28th Jun 04
Location: Notts
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i think corsas are just allergic to the cold.
had a 1.4, never had a problem with it over winter.
got a 1.6 in june.... on the 3rd battery already, problems started december (first one went in aug though when i was pissing around with sound system)
fine for 2 weeks, then flat on crimbo day
got a new one flat in like 4hrs which was supposidly full charge.
charged it up, not a single glitch or problem since and its often left for 5+ days sat around doing nothing.
although on cold start runs like a bag of nails in a washing machine on a rollacoaster until warm, then its nice and smooth
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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lol, yeah sounded bout right, was fine till i put my stereo in and then drained it, new battery, 4 year guarantee, if i fucker that 1 ill just swap it in work 
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