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Parasitic Drain from Circuit #8. Need help troubleshooting.

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Old 04-09-2010, 11:08 PM
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probably a dumb idea but no where in your posts have i seen you replaced the battery....alot of those symptoms could be from a bad cell
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Old 07-16-2010, 09:19 PM
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check your vanity lights in your sunvisors those are on fuse 8, that is where my draw was the covers weren't pushing the switches enough to shut them off
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Old 07-17-2010, 08:16 AM
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yep....the vanity lights on the visors will kill a battery.


mattdel....of the 7 Fox cars I've owned (from a 79 to a 93) only one (88 GT vert) had the fuel door popper.
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Old 07-17-2010, 09:08 PM
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he said that when he pulled fuse #8 that the battery would no longer die overnight...so a bad cell in the battery is not the cause

put a switch in the circuit and cut it off everytime you turn off the car lol. or maybe take it to a real mechanic and let them trace the entire circuit to troubleshoot the excessive draw
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Old 07-17-2010, 09:11 PM
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I had a similiar problem with 89LX hatch... it went on for weeks with me constantly charging my battery... one night I want to the garage to get a beer (in the dark) and noticed that my lighted sun visors were on even though they were closed. I have no clue what fuse that is or if it draws from any other fuse but I disconnected the visors and havn't had to charge my battery in over a year. Good luck with your search.
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