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coilover · 07-29-2010, 09:30 PM

Have an all original 40 pickup that on it's own decided to run the battery dead every night. I don't need a volt meter to check it because it makes a good spark when a battery cable is scraped across a battery post. Here's what is disconnected: voltage regulater, horn relay, generator, brake light switch, head light switch, ignition switch, voltage reducer, and the solenoid was disconnected and a jumper run to the main feed wire. All the wires were removed from these and are hanging in the air. The harness is new from about two years ago and went that long with no problems. I think it must be a short within the harness because I have checked every inch of it all the way to the tail lights and there is no places that rubbed against anything and nothing pointed that could poke into it. Any ideas? Since every thing is disconnected I'm about to hook a 12v battery to it and see what smokes.

07-29-2010, 09:30 PM	#1
coilover Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 33	40 pickup voltage drain Have an all original 40 pickup that on it's own decided to run the battery dead every night. I don't need a volt meter to check it because it makes a good spark when a battery cable is scraped across a battery post. Here's what is disconnected: voltage regulater, horn relay, generator, brake light switch, head light switch, ignition switch, voltage reducer, and the solenoid was disconnected and a jumper run to the main feed wire. All the wires were removed from these and are hanging in the air. The harness is new from about two years ago and went that long with no problems. I think it must be a short within the harness because I have checked every inch of it all the way to the tail lights and there is no places that rubbed against anything and nothing pointed that could poke into it. Any ideas? Since every thing is disconnected I'm about to hook a 12v battery to it and see what smokes.