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Old Apr 24, 2018 | 06:36 PM
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Electrical issues(battery drain)



I’ve had my 99 f350 for 2 months it has the v10 triton 6.8l. It has seemingly just had a bad ground pop up to where if I hit any button(with brand new fully charged battery) it instantly drains the battery to almost nothing. If I try to start it nothing, I’d i hit the power windows it drains. I have replaced the starter and alternator, the battery and terminals all brand new. I’ve checked all fuses. Could it be a ground to the frame, or something much larger. Like I said I pulled in **** it off, went to start it again and nothing happened it won’t even get enough power to try and start( with new battery). Any help his desperately appreciated.
 
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it instantly drains the battery to almost nothing.
That would result in smoke and fire if you discharged a fully charged battery in that short of time.

Sounds more like you have a simple problem of a bad battery, battery connection, or battery cable/connection. Use common voltage drop troubleshooting to isolate.
 
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Did you replace the correct battery, it's diesel so you have two of them, correct?
 
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V10 is not a Diesel.
It's an overgrown 5.4 10 cylinder gas engine.
Good luck.
 
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Originally Posted by Bluegrass 7
V10 is not a Diesel.
It's an overgrown 5.4 10 cylinder gas engine.
Good luck.
Yep you're correct, it's the 6.7L that's a diesel not the 6.8L and I overlooked the V10.
 
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