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texasred · January 8th, 2005, 09:46 PM

30 minutes? Seems like a pretty serious drain.

Got a multimeter? Remove the negative battery cable and then pull out all the fuses. Connect the voltmeter between the negative terminal and the negative cable. Should read zero (nothing running, no drain). Put the fuses back in one at a time, but leave the clock for last (it has a constant draw) and radio (probably a draw to hold the memory). The fuse that causes a draw will be the circuit that's the culprit. You should be able to shoot it down from there.

My best guess would be the ignition circuit...but that is ONLY a guess.

Good luck!

C.J.

January 8th, 2005, 09:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
texasred Tom Servo's Stunt Double Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 824	30 minutes? Seems like a pretty serious drain. Got a multimeter? Remove the negative battery cable and then pull out all the fuses. Connect the voltmeter between the negative terminal and the negative cable. Should read zero (nothing running, no drain). Put the fuses back in one at a time, but leave the clock for last (it has a constant draw) and radio (probably a draw to hold the memory). The fuse that causes a draw will be the circuit that's the culprit. You should be able to shoot it down from there. My best guess would be the ignition circuit...but that is ONLY a guess. Good luck! C.J. __________________ Dad said, "Sometimes you read Job...sometimes you ARE Job!"