[urq] Battery drain

[dgraber460 at aol.com]

Well one of my worst nightmares has apparently come to pass.
My battery goes flat after ~ 12 hours. I had the battery checked this morning and they said it needed a charge but was not the problem. I'm not totally convinced by their testing method, but whatever.
I remember seeing a post about taking the battery post off, and checking the power drain across the post and cable with a DVM with everything turned off, then pulling fuses 1 at a time till you find the culprit. Is this the method of choice? Am I right that you measure across the disconnected cable and the post for voltage drain? What is considered normal here for clock, ecu, radio, and misc "maintenance".
I'm seeing 11.7 volts across here which tells me something is _way_ wrong and not a small short to ground. More like leaving the lights on all day?
Dang - I _hate_ electrical short issues!! I would rather have a mouth full of root canals than deal with this!!  
Patient is an 83 URQ with a 3B motor transplant.
Help!!
 
Dennis Graber 
720-838-0558