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Old Jul 15, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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finding battery drain

does anyone know how many fuses should have power going to them with the key off?
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 09:12 AM
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Re: finding battery drain

All the ones that protect circuits that work when the key is off...

Brake lights, courtesy lights, etc. Quite a few.
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Old Jul 17, 2015 | 08:21 PM
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Re: finding battery drain

The horn relay, alternator, ECM, starter solenoid, and high speed blower relay are also suspects.
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Old Jul 18, 2015 | 01:05 AM
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Re: finding battery drain

thanks ill have a look at thoes
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Old Jul 18, 2015 | 05:59 AM
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Re: finding battery drain

Headlight switch wires behind the dash had melted together on mine. If Those suspects don't work, narrow it down to high voltage components that are hot with engine off, and trace the wiring through a little and see if you notice anything suspicious.
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Old Jul 20, 2015 | 03:52 PM
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Re: finding battery drain

disconnect battery cable and put multimeter between cable and post. then watch reading as you pull fuses when voltage drops then you know where your problem is.
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Old Jul 23, 2015 | 09:29 AM
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Re: finding battery drain

i guess it was the battery itself. had napa check it and it was reading under 100 cca. grabbed a new battery and havn't had a problem with leaking down, yet.
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