I posted on the Volvo forum, but its not as active
as this one, so I thought I would post here too.

Recent rebuild on this 85 Volvo 240 DL,
300000kms. Auto Trannie, B230F motor. Sedan. 3 spd trannie.

The battery goes dead after about 10 hours of not running. Put my
multimeter on it, when running the voltage is 14 volts, which rules out
the alternator. When not running, I can observe
the voltage dropping from 12.75 to about 12.30
or so. It may go lower, but this occured over
about a minute or so after the car was stopped.

Amperage drawn when the car is not running is
0.8 to 0.87 Amps, which shouldn't be enough to drain the battery in 10
hours. This was done
by removing the positive battery cable, and
putting my multimeter between the cable and
the positive post.

The battery is brand new, and I realize it could
be a dud. However, are there any other things
I should be checking? Cables appear to be in good
shape. The clamps on the posts are good too.

Thanks
t