Draw on my battery
 

Just finishing my 67 GTO. I installed new everything, or darn near. Yesterday I went to start the car to take it on a shake down run and the battery was dead. I charged it up and today I put a test light between the pos post and the pos cable. The light lights rather dim for about 2 seconds as it goes dimmer until it goes out. I can do this numerous times with the same result. The only things wired hot are some relays I installed for ignition, a/c, and headlights.Anyone have an idea what's causing this?

Did you have the battery load tested. Even if it’s new it could possibly be bad. Not likely but possible.

maybe the clock if you have one

Replacement radios have a very small "keep alive" current draw for their memories.

Sounds kind of like the clock ... if you've ever watched one ... they start up when you apply power and will keep running for a while after you remove power. Kind of like they "charge" up first ... might explain the test light behavior ... but a clock shouldn't drain your battery.

+1. Make sure you're starting your troubleshooting with a charged, load tested battery. Most parts stores will charge and test batteries for free.

How long had the battery been sitting? Did you have it on a trickle charger? Do you have a DVOM or other troubleshooting tools to find the parasitic draw?

What type of Alt are you running… I just found my 9+ year battery drain yesterday… it was how the alt hooked up….wtf

I doubt they were still using them in 1967, but earlier car clocks used a small electric motor to wind a spring that drove the clock. As the spring wound down it would make a set of electrical contacts that provided power to the electric motor. The motor would wind the spring until the contacts opened back up. The motor only ran for a couple of seconds which wound the spring enough for 15 minutes or so of clock run time.

Glove box light gave me fits

Grab a multi-meter and start testing circuits.

Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner! Thanks Indymanjoe. You were spot on. Thanks to all that helped with suggestions.

Glade you figured out … faster then almost 10 years… it took my slow ass………SMDH

Great help PY!! Love this forum!