Green console light

I don't think there should be one there, that's just below the dummy switch, could it be aftermarket?

 

Looks like an after market alarm. Does the light go off when you start the car?
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I would just get rid of all that stuff. No lights in my Rachel, glow blue/green.

I believe that an alarm for a Honda (or whatever) makes sense. I can't see that approach, working for our Fcars. Anyway, car thieves have ways of rendering our "alarm expenditure", a total waste of money. I would guess that it's how secure your home and garage are, that would be of most concern.

Cheers, Hank

 

It will drain some power but no more than a normal operating car alarm would if it is an alarm.
If you do not want to remove it, I would take a battery measure with a volt meter every day to see how much volts you are losing. Readings under 12v will need to be charged or get new battery. Normal usage is 3-4 weeks of sitting will need a trickle charger.

Battery readings:
12v + for a standing battery is good. Using my volt meter, I get:
ignition off, car battery measures: 12.67 dc
ignition on, engine running - good idle = 13.73 -13.75

Hopefully its not too bad and you dont need to do anything at this time.
Best

 

Don't forget that back in the 80's and early 90's, the car alarm was the thing to do for you car, whatever it was, and even dealers were in on it. That was more trendy than anything else I can remember.
Of all the 80's and 90's Ferraris I've owned, probably 90% had all that aftermarket crap installed.

 

Battery Drain

I bought a $35 10 amp multimeter at Radio Shack and turned off the battery. Then mounted aligator clips to the probes (small ones from off the rack are just right to just stick probes into them) and clipped one to each of the battery switch terminals while turned off. I got 0.08 amp as the draw.

That will not kill a battery any time soon, but I too am still hunting down the last of an ancient alarm system in my 86 QV. Incicentally, you CAN take the battery out from the top if you remove the trunk shroud right behind the battery and pull the washer tank reservoir up and away from its spring mounts. In that way you can easily remove and clean all the cables.

Getting the shroud out was easy only needed to remove the washer tank. It simply pulled up and out of a couple of spring clips. But getting the small trunk baffle back in was not easy. I removed the horn compressor which is the soda can sized item on the fender. Horsed it all back in though.

All this is for an '86 QV

Anyway, happy motoring!



In my 1985 QV