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2.3 keeps discharging

Reply #15 –
hey, question. I have 2 complete systems on the shelf.  They wouldn't be pressurized still would they?

2.3 keeps discharging

Reply #16 –
uh-oh..the battery draining gremlin is back.  I disconnected the negative battery cable and hooked my test light in between the battery post and cable...sure enuff it lights up bright when i touch it to the positive side of the solenoid, and it is the same lead...the one with 2 yellow wires.  However, I was doing this at dusk and happened to notice that the green wire w/fusible link going to the 2 small yellow wires is putting out a very faint light when i touch it to the positive terminal of the solenoid. The green wire has almost all the insulation melted off but the fusible link looks good.  I unplugged the ignition switch and that didnt help.  I then unplugged, one by one, the VAM, control module, fans and alternator.  I aint sure what's up now! I think the battery is getting low, but for a while I could hear a solenoid clicking when I touched the green wire to the solenoid.  Also, my brake/abs lights are on and you said one of the fusible links goes to the ABS computer right?  I wonder if thats bad?

2.3 keeps discharging

Reply #17 –
OK, I "found" the problem again. Going by softtouch's post, the underhood light was shorting to ground somewhere. As soon as I unplugged it..the light went out.  I hope this is the last gremlin!