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Need some advice
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RE: Need some advice
SC,
You got some good advise about finding the current draw by pulling fuses.
 Pull one of the battery terminals and put a meter set on DC voltage across the free cable to the connected cable on the battery.
. The clock will draw a tiny bit of current. A big draw should show up.
 Then you can pull fuses one at a time and view the meter.
I am assuming your alternator is OK and it is not charging over 14 or so volts when the engine is running.
If you still can't find It, and want to keep the car (and keep from pulling out your hair), you could get a battery disconnect switch that is used in drag racing, wire it up to interrupt the cables to the battery &  mount it somewhere convenient- switch the battery off when you are not using the car.
It makes a dandy anti-theft item too.
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Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 22, 2015 at 9:17 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Dystopia - April 22, 2015 at 9:24 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Minimalist - April 22, 2015 at 9:26 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Aroura - April 22, 2015 at 9:33 pm
RE: Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 22, 2015 at 9:34 pm
RE: Need some advice - by c172 - April 22, 2015 at 9:40 pm
RE: Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 22, 2015 at 9:47 pm
RE: Need some advice - by AFTT47 - April 22, 2015 at 10:01 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Pyrrho - April 22, 2015 at 11:01 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Jenny A - April 22, 2015 at 11:21 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Joods - April 22, 2015 at 11:26 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Alex K - April 23, 2015 at 2:42 am
RE: Need some advice - by robvalue - April 23, 2015 at 3:06 am
RE: Need some advice - by pocaracas - April 23, 2015 at 5:23 am
RE: Need some advice - by Joods - April 23, 2015 at 7:01 am
RE: Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 23, 2015 at 6:33 am
RE: Need some advice - by professor - April 23, 2015 at 8:01 am
RE: Need some advice - by TubbyTubby - April 23, 2015 at 8:09 am
RE: Need some advice - by Alex K - April 23, 2015 at 8:27 am
RE: Need some advice - by TubbyTubby - April 23, 2015 at 8:39 am
RE: Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 23, 2015 at 10:34 pm
RE: Need some advice - by Angrboda - April 24, 2015 at 11:43 am
RE: Need some advice - by Thumpalumpacus - April 24, 2015 at 1:03 pm
RE: Need some advice - by SteelCurtain - April 24, 2015 at 10:54 pm

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