'88 5000CS Quattro Electrical Gremlin - Requesting Diagnostic Help

[Kneale Brownson]

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What do 2 & 3 fuse?  I'd look at doorjamb switches that activate
lights.  Trunk switch too.


At 03:51 PM 01/09/2002 -0600, robert_a_dupree at bankone.com wrote:

>I'm trying to close the deal on this '88 5kTQ that a friend at work wants
>to buy, there is however a problem...  The battery is being drained down.
>I ran a charging system check, and it passed.  I had the battery load
>tested and it failed.  Woohoo!  Replaced the battery and problem solved
>right???  WRONG!
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>So I've done the "yank fuses while watching the test light" drill and found
>the following:
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>Fuse 4 - (Interior Lights, Radio...) is the main culprit.  Put it in and
>there's draw.
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>But it gets worse...
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>Once the draw is started by inserting Fues#4, it will not stop until you've
>pulled Fuses #2 and #3.
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>Without #4 in place, there are no issues.
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>Can anyone thing of a common place to look where all those circuits
>interact???  I just doesn't make sense except for maybe the fuse block...
>
>Rob Dupree
>      '84 UrQ
>      '97 4Runner
>      '77 Dodge Colt ProRally Grp 2
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