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If I don't use the truck for a few days the battery goes dead (Only 1 year old). Is there any simple check to determine what is draining it off?
 
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Hook a testlight up like the diagram below, and then start pulling fuses till the testlight goes out. Make sure the domelight is not on during the test. If none of the fuses or any other loads make the light go out, then pull the wires off the alternator and see if the light goes out.


 
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Are you parking it on a hill?? could be the hood light. Greg
 
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