Ticking...

[safety_match]

Tonight I began to change my power antenna. The only thing I had done at this point was jack up the car. Around this point I heard a rapid ticking noise coming from the interior. Not knowing what it was I continued to take out the old antenna.
After I was finished (and the ticking noise continued) I felt the passenger side dash and could feel a light tapping coming from behind it and synchronous with the ticking sound.
The ticking finally stopped when I tried to start the car and found the battery was so dead it wouldn't start and the dash lights were extremely dim.

Any ideas?

 

[oldace84]

Do you really have to jack up the rear of the vette to change the antenna???????
Let me know...
thanks
tony

 

[safety_match]

Depends on how you want to get at it. For me, I took off the left rear wheel and plastic wheel well. Then reached up from beneath (and you know how low these cars are). I don't have a hoist in my garage, so yes...I jacked it up.

 

[Rabbit]

Was told by a mechanic that there is a package of relays behind the pass/dash.
that cause the ticking. Heard the same thing when my battery gave up the ghost last week.