Re: [ihc] Re: [OLDIHC:] Short Searching

["Joseph Shaw, II" <josephshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "Dan Nees" <cookiedan@domain.elided>; <ihc@domain.elided>;
<josephshaw@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [ihc] Re: [OLDIHC:] Short Searching


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Nees" <cookiedan@domain.elided>
> To: <ihc@domain.elided>; <josephshaw@domain.elided>
> Cc: "Old Ihc List" <oldihc@domain.elided>
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 17:11
> Subject: Re: [ihc] Re: [OLDIHC:] Short Searching
>
>
> > Hey, uh, what's up Doc?
> >    Well, if you want to start eliminating things, start pulling fueses
out
> > until the draw goes away, assuming the short is down stream of the fuse
> box.
> > What truck is this on?
> >    The other way to start eliminating things would be to start pulling
> > harness plugs in the engine compartment and see if that narrows down the
> > search any.
> >
> > Dan Nees
> > cookiedan@domain.elided
>
> What he said.... I also move that you get a multimeter and actually
*verify*
> your battery is getting a draw when the key is off.  It could simply be a
> bad battery.
>
> After that, I recommend the fuse by fuse method, once again using the
> multimeter to see exactly when the draw goes away.
>
> -Ryan

Ryan-

I actually know about the draw because whenever I reattach the cables to the
terminal I can hear a perceptible "ZZPT!"

That is the sophisticated piece of technology I used to KNOW I had an issue!

I do have a little voltmeter-although not a necessarily good one-that reads
good and has been true to me so far, so I am guessing that the rest of the
readings are good too!

Michael