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Remove positive cable off of battery. Take a standard 12v test light. Hook gator clip to cable, then take light end and touch it back to positive post on battery. If test light lights up, up have a draw somewhere. Bare in mind, i have seen bad new batteries, starters ,and alternators.
Removing the hot wire from starter and alternator from each, one at a time, will eliminate whether they have shorted or not. Bad battery cables can also cause severe voltage drop. Especially when loaded.
  • Posted 2 Mar 2020 00:23
  • By James_Lott
  • joined 28 Feb'20 - 9 messages
  • Georgia, United States

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