An interesting thing happened. I took all non essential fuses out, except the blower motor and the a/c fuse, and the light fuse. No turn signal, hazzard, cigarette lighter, wipers, defroster, radio, etc. However, the a/c stopped working, this is despite the fact that the a/c fuse was in place, and the blower motor was blowing. I swapped out the fusible link for the a/c with the radiator fan and still it did not work. I then put the fusible link back in the radiator fan and the fans again started working. I wiggled the fuse in the a/c spot and replaced it, etc., and still no a/c, even though it had previously been working. I next, in desperation, replaced all the fuses and started up the car and the a/c now worked. I am now afraid to touch it lest I be without a/c for the summer in a desert climate :( Doesn't the clock and the radio presets mean that the light test will always light up and the radio and clock are always draining the battery? -- On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 17:56:41 Kenichi wrote: >If you want to look for what is discharging your battery you will need a >cheap 12V test light. Its basically looks like a screw driver with a little >light bulb inside. You ground one end that usually has a alligator clip and >the other end is a pointy probe. Its used to find what part of a circuit is >getting juice and what part isn't. > >Anyways, you need to disconnect the negative battery terminal and put the >test light between the negative bettery terminal and the negative battery >cable. If there is any current draw the light will be on. >Then you go ahead and start pulling the fuses in the dash one by one. > >For example, when you pull the fuse for a certain accessory and the light >goes out. You found what was draining the battery. > >For aftermarket stuff like alarms, fog lights, audio systems, you will need >to indivisually disconnect power to them. If the light goes out, you found >the problem. > >Always look at the simple stuff first before you start tearing into the >complicated bits like an alternator. > >Ken > > > > >+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ >Have questions about your car? Try here: http://www.sentra.net > > > Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ List archives ==> http://www.escribe.com/automotive/sml Have a question? Try the archives first.
