MALIBU New member here

[PraeT]

Nice 80. Welcome.

 

[mystre71]

HI and welcome. I'm new here myself. I have a 78 bench seat with a 4 speed. Did you check to make sure your alternator is working properly ? Also you could try what I did to get around the cats. just tell the shop its a 77. Most don't check.

 

[Turbo Zach]

Welcome from a fellow Gbody owner from Iowa. What town are you from? Alternator's are known to cause that kind of problem. Unhook the alternator and see if it drains the battery. A nother test you can try is, take the positive battery cable off and lightly tuch it on the battery post. If it jumps a spark pretty good you have a draw. Pull fuses one at a time and check for the spark. There are a lot of us guy's spread out through Iowa if you need a hand.

 

[Longroof79]

Welcome aboard Jesse.
Looks like I haven't had a chance to welcome you. Nice Malibu.

 

[Texas82GP]

Welcome to the site from Houston. Cool car!

 

[RegalBegal]

Welcome aboard. nice ride.

 

[Jesse80]

Zach, I’m up in Estherville.
Haven’t had much time to play with my car, works been crazy with people taking vacation.
Thanks to the rest of you for the welcomes.

 

[vanrah]

Welcome to the best car site Jesse, Ok I'm bias. Ole' Bob.

 

[Jesse80]

So my electrical draw seems to have been my old oem starter. I switched to a high torque starter and haven’t had the issue so far this year. The battery has been hooked up for a few weeks and it started right up today, well as good as a carb will that is.