Battery being drained?
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Battery being drained?
I went to start truck the other day and it was dead, not even the remote would unlock the doors. Purchased a new battery and installed and worked fine for 2 days then went dead again. Took into repair shop and they said there is a short somewhere in the "courtesy light" somewhere. They are tearing my dash apart to trace the problem. Can anyone relate to the same problem.
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Could be a number of things, like shorted diodes in the alternator, glove box, or under hood light not going off, or some accessory you've added like a CB radio that you've forgotten to turn off, ect.
So Kens, ammeter hookup & pull a fuse test should track it down.
If you had a buzzer that you could hook up in series with the battery cable, you could just listen, as you pull fuses, when it changes loudness, or stops buzzing, you've found a suspect circuit!!!
The shop should be able to test the alternator for bad diodes.
Just some more thoughts for consideration.
So Kens, ammeter hookup & pull a fuse test should track it down.
If you had a buzzer that you could hook up in series with the battery cable, you could just listen, as you pull fuses, when it changes loudness, or stops buzzing, you've found a suspect circuit!!!
The shop should be able to test the alternator for bad diodes.
Just some more thoughts for consideration.
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