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97 Escort Drains battery overnight

OK HELP, I'm at wits end.

I thought for sure this was the alt with a bad diode as I've been a victim of this multiple times in the past. I pulled the alt and hooked bat up, same thing dead next morning. No interior lights to blame. No electrical changes in the last 2 years. Suggestions?
88 Turbocoupe: Coast High Performance 331 kit 28oz balance, Comp XE264HR14 cam, 58cc 185 afr heads, 1.7 roller rockers, Mass-Flo EFI (was POS to setup and their techline is a joke at best)
Full 1 5/8 primary equal length headers, 2 1/2 exhaust, Full manual reverse VB c4 and baked off clear coat "BECAUSE RACECAR"

97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #1 –
Interesting problem!!!
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97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #2 –
Check and see if lights in the trunk, glove box and under the hood stay on.
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1996-97 Cobra wheel straight but weathered (For Sale)
84 TC manual shifter handle no  (For Sale)

BTW, I had a 1988 T-Bird Sport way back when. I found out that it was totalled shortly after trading it in. It still has the ignition switch recall to date.

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97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #3 –
No trunk or hood light, glove box is maybe.
88 Turbocoupe: Coast High Performance 331 kit 28oz balance, Comp XE264HR14 cam, 58cc 185 afr heads, 1.7 roller rockers, Mass-Flo EFI (was POS to setup and their techline is a joke at best)
Full 1 5/8 primary equal length headers, 2 1/2 exhaust, Full manual reverse VB c4 and baked off clear coat "BECAUSE RACECAR"

97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #4 –
Remove the negative battery cable. Hook a test light between the negative battery cable and the negative battery post. If it lights, you have a battery drain.
Disconnect stuff and pull fuses until you can isolate what is lighting the light.

97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #5 –
Quote from: softtouch;368133
Remove the negative battery cable. Hook a test light between the negative battery cable and the negative battery post. If it lights, you have a battery drain.
Disconnect stuff and pull fuses until you can isolate what is lighting the light.

say what?! that's definitely a new 1 to me
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97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #6 –
Quote from: Shadow;368135
say what?! that's definitely a new 1 to me

 

By disconnecting the negative battery cable and using a test light you can unhook electrical stuff and fuses one by one to try and track down the drain a lot easier. Example, You remove your negative battery cable, jumper your test light from the negative battery post to the disconnected battery cable and it lights up(shows you your drain), you pull fuse 12 and recheck your test light and the light goes off..... so whatever is running off of fuse 12 is causing your drain. Very very nice for finding a battery drain.
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97 Escort Drains battery overnight

Reply #7 –
I had a similar problem once...was a rear defrost relay...just pulled it and added a quick disconnect to the battery for when I needed rear defrost again.