[V8] Who are the usual suspects?

[bblake1055 at aol.com]

My 91 did the same thing and it turned out to be the seat motor wire under the drivers seat.
 
It got hung up in the rail and stripped the insulation off and was grounding against the seat bracket.
 
It would not do it all the time and was a bear to find.  Pull the fuse for the power seats and see if the 3 amp drain goes away
 
Bob Blake
 
90 V8
91 V8
92 V8
93 V8
93 V8 5 spd 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Armanmik at earthlink.net
To: v8 at audifans.com
Sent: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 5:43 PM
Subject: [V8] Who are the usual suspects?




Battery goes dead in my 90 V8, have a new battery, but there's about a 2 
to 3 amp (I think) steady drain here somewhere. I figure that's the 
amount because my charger's meter never drops below 2 amps with 
everything in the car turned off.


Checked the wires in the trunk lid hinge, OK, listened carefully for 
lock motors, etc. still running, all silent.

Who are the usual suspects here? Bad alternator diode perhaps? I know 
the ammeter plus pull fuses one at a time trick, but if there is a 
"usual" cause that might save me some troubleshooting time, inquiring V8 
owners want to know . . .

Best Regards,

Mike Arman
90 V8Q

Nicht mit making das scnappen poppen und mit das expensivin eurolights 
going aus und bztpfft!
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