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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 10:13 PM
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K so my truck is constantly having the battery drained. I'm at wits end trying to figure this out. No lights are on. I even check the glovebox light. And I can't figure out why the hell it's draining. Any ideas?
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 01:15 AM
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You add anything electrical lately? How old is the battery
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 02:53 AM
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Hook up your amp meter to the battery and pull fuses untill the current draw drops. That should tell you what circuit to check. You may have a short to ground.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by th25
You add anything electrical lately? How old is the battery
It's less than 4 months old. I have off road lights on it
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Check your ignition switch. Mine was bad on my 1995 and it was draining the battery.
I hooked a meter up to the battery and it showed it was draining. I jiggled key in the ignition switch and the draining stopped. Took 5 minutes to put a new one in.
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jgcable
Check your ignition switch. Mine was bad on my 1995 and it was draining the battery.
I hooked a meter up to the battery and it showed it was draining. I jiggled key in the ignition switch and the draining stopped. Took 5 minutes to put a new one in.
How do I go about checking that? And the key is able to be pulled out and truck can be turned over without the key
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