I am sure that this message will again point out the confusion that auto electric seems to cause for me. So I appreciate your patience and help. My wife's 1980 244 suddenly seems to be having problems starting due to a dead battery. This battery is less than 1 year old and the problem came on quite suddenly. I can jump start the car and drive it around and the car will start again after sitting 45-60 minutes. But again this morning it was unable to start. I checked the battery terminals with my volt meter before jumping once again and found 11.6 volts. After I jumped the car and removed the cables, I checked again and found over 14 volts at the terminals. From this I conclude that the charging system is working and that juice is getting to the battery. Is this correct? If so, I conclude that either the battery is incapable of holding a charge or that something is draining the battery over night while it sits. With the latter in mind, I noticed that the spade connector to the water temp sensor (I think that's what it is - perhaps it is an oil pressure sensor) next to the alternator was unconnected and could have been making contact with the alternator housing or the engine block or the oil filter. Could this be causing a drain on the battery? Thanks.