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Thanks all, I located it by running a short finder, which I think is a fancy version of using a compass, along the harness. At a splice where two wires were forked off of one there was a single strand that hadn't made it into the sleeve to be crimped into place. With time and vibration it acted like a needle and worked it's way through the insulation till it contacted the firewall under the triangle shaped plate that covers the main wiring harness on the engine side of the firewall. I'm surprised that it could carry the amperage to drain the battery without burning in two even though it is a heavier strand. I do have just about every tool imaginable (it's a disease) so I was completely baffled. Thank you again; Evan