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Re: Accessories stay on; Battery drains
Oh, boy. I've no idea where my head went when I wrote the below, but on my way to a job I realized what a dunderhead I'd been. If his accessories are staying on with the switch off, and if they all go off when he unplugs the column connector, _of_ _course_ the switch is part of the problem. And don't bother fussing with the radio, that's just a symptom, not a problem. Oy. On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Lee Ayrton wrote: > Isn't there a connector for the steering column just under the dash? Pull > it apart and see if your current load drops to zero. That in itself won't > tell you that the switch is bad or not, but it will tell you if whatever > the problem is is on the key-switched side of the system or not. > > Oh, and I'm not clear on how you have that meter set up, but if it were me > I'd have it in series between one pole of the battery and its cable (so > the meter is actually part of the circuit), with the meter set for "amps". > With the meter set to "volts" and a 100+AH battery behind it you could be > seeing the miniscule current draw for memory modules or clocks but you'll > never see the whopping drop when you pulled the radio fuse and never know > that what you were chasing wasn't part of the problem. > > Radio. Hmmm. It seems that when folks pop in here and ask about curious > electrical faults the radio is part of the symptoms (stuff like "my tail > lights won't work but when I step on the brake the radio comes on.") Just > for giggles see if you can pull the cable connector for the radio and see > if it makes any difference. I don't know where you'd go from there, but > still... > > > On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, RJO wrote: > > > Thank you all. I did get a meter and was able to check the battery and > > fuses yesterday. I even got down to the ignition switch but ran out of > > time before I could test it. I think it's probably a ground somewhere > > because, even with all the fuses pulled and all accessories off, the > > battery was putting out a full 12.65 volts. tonight I'll check the > > engine block and the two others you mentioned. If that doesn't do it, > > I may go ahead and replace the igniion switch, as I am not sure how to > > test it. > > > > > > > > > > mic canic <dbrider@cac.net> wrote in message news:<407955CD.A95202C3@cac.net>... > > > you have some sort of battery drain. you can check the ing. switch if > > > it's bad > > > it's under the colum covers .not at the base. the saginaw steering colums > > > were dropped in 94 > > > i would be checking out all the grounds real good when grounds are loose > > > or poor, elcectric relays make alot of noise and battery power looks for > > > grounds backtracking thru wires looking for the ground points and things > > > get dim > > > the main ones are on the engine block by the dipstick > > > the dash harness has some on the lt side under the kick panel and one is > > > under the drivers seat > > > you can check for a draw using a test lite and pulling fuses > > > RJO wrote: > > > > > > > Hey everybody! I bought a 1997 Jeep Cherokee Sport last November, with > > > > 106,000 miles on it. I've since added 10,000 miles. Two seperate but > > > > possibly related problems that started right after I bought it have me > > > > flummoxed. > > > > > > > > The first is that when I turn the ignition key off, all the > > > > accessories stay on: the fan, radio, wipers, etc. I quickly learned to > > > > turn everything off before parking the car. > > > > > > > > The second showed up a few weeks later. When the car is parked for > > > > several hours, the battery (which is a new die-hard) drains enough so > > > > that the motor will turn over but not start. If it's parked for a > > > > longer time, it has no juice at all. Sometimes, after using the power > > > > locks to open the car, I can hear a rapid clicking behind the dash to > > > > the left of the main guage display. If I use a jump starter it will > > > > start, and after I drive it for a while, it will start again just > > > > fine. So it doesn't seem to be the charging system. > > > > > > > > I've talked to a mechanic who says it might be the coil or fuel pump, > > > > but that doesn't sound right. > > > > > > > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, since I have to do this > > > > myself. I don't have the cash to take it to the garage. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > |
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