Thank you for responding.. a new Battery was purchased in January. Something is seriously wrong ? I notice today a substantial arc when hooking up the negative cable to the fully charged battery. The previous owner said all this started when his key wouldn't turn. they replaced the tumbler but not the plug in portion of the ignition. I honestly think this car has an ignition problem. I'm going to install a new ignition switch. I'll put another battery in it as well and see what happens.