Battery keeps dying
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Battery keeps dying
Greetings fellowes FTEs. I have a problem I need help with. I have a 96 Bronco and the battery keeps draining every 2 days. I've replaced the battery twice already to no avail. Here are a couple of problems I am having, I can start my truck without a key so I'm thinking maybe my problem is a new ignition switch, also if I turn the key too far the brake light comes on and my speedometer stops working. When I bring it back a little the light goes out and everything is fine. Would a faulty ignition switch cause my battery to keep draining or should I search for something else. Also when the battery is charged it takes a few seconds for the engine to turn over when I start it, sometimes it won't turn off at all, the lights will just come on but it won't crank. I have to keep trying until it turns over. Please help. Thanks
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Joined: Oct 2003
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From: ny
finding current drain
brother get yourself an ammeter i would go with a scale of 3-5 amps max this gets connected in series with the batt. any thing more than a few milliamps for clock and radio functions is excessive.by disconnecting,probing,moving crap around you will find the fault.helps to have a helper.a 19 year old son who is a motorhead works!lol good luck and regards shovelhead
