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Date:         Sat, 30 May 1998 08:02:13 EDT
Reply-To:     GMBulley@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         GMBulley@AOL.COM
Subject:      Re: Can rain cause this problem? (electrical)
Comments: To: young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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In a message dated 98-05-29 22:23:06 EDT, young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU writes:

<< I grabbed my amp meter and tested the current flowing from the negative terminal to ground: 25 mA, even after I pulled all the fuses!

I charged the battery for 3-4 hours, and the sun came out and the weather turned warm. After the charge-up, the current drain fluctuated between 3 mA and 7mA, keeping time with the clock. This is the normal state of affairs. >>

Sounds like you have a short somewhere. You've isolated it to circuits that do not run through thte fuse box, (which, honestly, I thought there were NONE).

Whip out a wiring diagram and find those cicuits, look for frayed or pinched wires in those circuits. Just a guess, but if you have aftermarket equipment, like fog lights or a strereo, that may be the trouble spot, as an installer may have tapped an unfused circuit.

best of luck,

gmbulley cary, nc : ( couldn't make busses on the blue ridge this year.


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