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This problem started a couple of weeks ago, and I havent yet been able to find the cause.
If I park the truck for ~8 hours or so, sometimes more sometimes less, the battery will completely drain. No visible signs of any accesories running, all lamps are off, stereo is off, fans are off. I can still hear the fuel pump prime when I turn the key to the on position.
I grabbed a voltmeter and went hunting, I checked all fuses under the dash, none are burnt, and my stereo socket was hot with nothing activated, so I ripped out my dash panel and checked the stereo, only the constant line is running and running at the same voltage as at the fuse block. (12.6v)
The only other issue I could find was at my alternator wiring, a connector on the driverside of my truck just before the firewall looked like this. The first picture is a shot of the Orange/Black wire, which normally fits where the gaping hole in the connector (3rd picture) is. The second is of the other two wires, Lt Green/Red and Yellow. Would this have anything to do with my battery drain? I obviouslly need a new connector now, as the current one has almost completely broke apart. Voltmeter showed the wires running as described in my Haines manual.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8258/dsc0181sc3.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7966/dsc0188rm3.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3176/dsc0180yv2.jpg
Any suggestions on how to check into this further? I've been disconnecting my negative when not in use, but that's only temporary.
If I park the truck for ~8 hours or so, sometimes more sometimes less, the battery will completely drain. No visible signs of any accesories running, all lamps are off, stereo is off, fans are off. I can still hear the fuel pump prime when I turn the key to the on position.
I grabbed a voltmeter and went hunting, I checked all fuses under the dash, none are burnt, and my stereo socket was hot with nothing activated, so I ripped out my dash panel and checked the stereo, only the constant line is running and running at the same voltage as at the fuse block. (12.6v)
The only other issue I could find was at my alternator wiring, a connector on the driverside of my truck just before the firewall looked like this. The first picture is a shot of the Orange/Black wire, which normally fits where the gaping hole in the connector (3rd picture) is. The second is of the other two wires, Lt Green/Red and Yellow. Would this have anything to do with my battery drain? I obviouslly need a new connector now, as the current one has almost completely broke apart. Voltmeter showed the wires running as described in my Haines manual.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8258/dsc0181sc3.jpg
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7966/dsc0188rm3.jpg
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3176/dsc0180yv2.jpg
Any suggestions on how to check into this further? I've been disconnecting my negative when not in use, but that's only temporary.
