1990 Ford Taurus "battery drain" Questions

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battery drain problem. I'm not sure what is draining it but I just bought a new alt. and new battery and the next day the new battery was dead and I had to jump it. Could it be the fuel pump? There is

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...battery drain is occuring when the car is turned off. Unless I am using the multimeter incorrectly, the drain is about 700 miliamps. When the battery is almost drained I can hear the faint clicking ...

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...drain your battery overnight. You have something else draining your battery that is your problem. Have the alternator checked and mention the battery drain. There is test for this but it is too ...

...circuit such as the rear defroster it will drain the battery. take a circuit tester and check your fuse boxes different fuses for your battery drain. your manual will tell you what each fuse

...battery drain is occuring when the car is turned off. Unless I am using the multimeter incorrectly, the drain is about 500 miliamps. When the battery is almost drained I can hear the faint clicking ...

...attach the voltmeter and see if you get a steady voltage drop. You should start with close to 13 volts on the battery and if it steadily deacreases then you have a parasitic drain on the

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...battery, replace the alternator. check this link, http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_runs_down.htm I didn't have the room here to fully explain what all you need to do to complete a drain ...

...another week. no way will disconnecting the radio drain the battery ,look further ,like a new battery or some interior light on or something stupid possibly evan a diode in the altenator.check it ...

...battery post-is light on? Then there is a drain. Go to fusebox on driver's side of dash and begin removing fuses till light goes off-that is the circuit with the drain. Identify the circuit and ...

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the battery on our 2001 ford taurus sel keeps being drained. Hi, The problem should be from your alternator. The alternator charges the battery when the car engine is turned on. So, if your battery is

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