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Battery goes dead every 2 days

Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Default Battery goes dead every 2 days

88 XJ with new battery and altenator. Turn signals are also not working even though fuses are good. Can there be some relation to the two problems?
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 07:54 PM
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Replaced Altenator and it still goes dead after 2-3 days. somethin is pulling juice with the switch off. but what is it?
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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listen for any noises coming from anywhere when its off
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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hhm... have fun with that one... make sure no lights are on... fuel pumps off... and make sure all the battery terminals from the battery to wherever they go are clean...
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Old Dec 11, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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disconnect neg. cable use test light from neg. on battery to body light will probably come on then pull one fuse at a time until light goes out then find short.
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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maybe you have a short in the back hatch i noticed my 89 alil after i bought was stone dead after 3 days i had put a new battery right after i bought it i thought a speaker amp might have killed it till one daay i noticed my dome lights where on after had replaced a speaker in the rear hatch i got em to go out once playing with things the door the switch oiled it. But i might not have solved it u could look into it though

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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 03:11 PM
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I've got a related issue with mine. Battery started draining down overnight the last few days. From what I can tell with my multimeter, the battery is good, and the alternator is good. Looks like I have a parasitic drain. Did what was directed above with the test light, and I did get some noticeable light. Pulled fuses until it went out, and it ended up being the "40A Fuse Box" fuse. Pulled that, and the light went out. Where do I go from there? Guessing that references the fuse box inside the vehicle, right?
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 03:17 PM
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it might be a short with the turn signals
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 03:25 PM
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make sure your radio isn't pulling power lol happend to me.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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anything aftermarket installed?
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