Battery does not stay charged!!!

BJS racing said
Any thing from a short to a bad radio or clock could also cause this problem along with the Diode in the alt. like Dotmann metioned. I would start by testing the alt. If that checks out then I would disconnect the radio and clock (if you have one) If you don't then I would start to look at a short somewhere in the system. I would pull the battery cable and put a test light between the post and the cable and see if it lights up with the clock/ radio disconnected. If it lights up there is a power draw. Then it is time to start searching for the problem. I have seen an ignition switch cause this problem once before also.

Thanks a lot BJS really helpfull information, how do I check if the alt diode is good? And will a "poor" starter relay be the thing that drains the battery.

Notice how my starter relay has that one AC looking thing and there is a cheap thick wire going across the little holes and a wire is in between which is being held by the tick wire. And its all loose.

As for checking for a short/power draw, im not sure there is one that i could of tell from doing the electric tester thing. I placed the wire end on the neg. wire and the other end on the post and the light did not turn on.

Heres the weird thing. Lol :lol:

I got frustrated of not even knowing how to use the tester or what to test lol

So i did a super pro fix. I removed the battery cables, lifted the battery, wiggled it lol, set it down on the floor, i put the battery back on after a few minutes while i cleaned off that white carbon thin on the battery wires, then i put the battery back on, tighten the wires tight since they wernt tight at first. And the car turned on. :wav:

WHAT THE HECK. So im guessin i have poor cables and wires on the battery!
If i renew all those cables will it stop any drainage?

Now that the car turned on by tightening and cleaning the cables up. Im scurd that the battery will still get discharged. I dont get it.