websurfer
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I have been reading up on here trying to figure out why my ford keeps draining the battery.
Brand new battery installed last week alternator tested in the truck and seems to be putting out the correct volts I was not able to get the diode checked in the alternator though.. If the truck sits for more then a day i need a jump start.
I did a parasitic test and the truck is pulling 0.27amps when off.
I was able to get this to drop to 0.08 by pulling fuse #14 under the dash
I'm not sure if this is normal draw as the #14 fuse points to a few things
Rear Wipers, Running Board Lamps,
Battery Saver Relay, Interior Lamp Relay,
Accessory Delay Relay (Power Windows,
Moonroof, Flip Windows)
Everything in the truck is running fine i see most people say it could be the GEM. But i have none of the symptoms that would point to this.
Is it possable that a bad dioed in my alternator could cause this? If so how do i test this with out having to pull it out?
Thank you,
Brand new battery installed last week alternator tested in the truck and seems to be putting out the correct volts I was not able to get the diode checked in the alternator though.. If the truck sits for more then a day i need a jump start.
I did a parasitic test and the truck is pulling 0.27amps when off.
I was able to get this to drop to 0.08 by pulling fuse #14 under the dash
I'm not sure if this is normal draw as the #14 fuse points to a few things
Rear Wipers, Running Board Lamps,
Battery Saver Relay, Interior Lamp Relay,
Accessory Delay Relay (Power Windows,
Moonroof, Flip Windows)
Everything in the truck is running fine i see most people say it could be the GEM. But i have none of the symptoms that would point to this.
Is it possable that a bad dioed in my alternator could cause this? If so how do i test this with out having to pull it out?
Thank you,
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