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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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ok i have a problem with my crx the battery dies with the car off after a few days something is drawing power from the battery
heres what iv tried pulled all the bulbs checked the altinator completly disconected the stereo swaped ecus out pulled all the fuses swaped out all the relays

what could be causeing this ?
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Old Apr 2, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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do you happen to have a volt meter? If you do...you could start off by going to each fuse and check to see if theres power going to it...other possiblities could be fuel pump stays on or fan...electrical is a pain but goodluck
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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are the wires off the engine harness screwed down into the fuse box into the engine bay? grounds?
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 02:06 AM
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how olds the battery? did you try a new one? when a battery's done, its done.
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 02:21 AM
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maybe the brake light? happened to my friends crx there was a pin near his brake pedal that was on making the lights in the back go on, worth a shot
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 02:21 AM
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yea when its done its done, no matter how much you jump it and charge it, its not going to hold a charge the next day.
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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this is a friends car btw .. he's had 4 rand new batterys in it . .& he said he took out every light bulb in the car 2 see if one of the lights were causing it .
but i'll ask about the fuel pump & fan .
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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sounds like loose/corroded grounds and/or postive battery cable
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Old Apr 3, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eXcelonTypeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds like loose/corroded grounds and/or postive battery cable</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea check the grounds
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