Re: Debi's 1953 Patrician

Posted by BigKev On 2014/5/7 15:25:10

Here is one good test to check with a new harness to make sure that there isn't anything hooked up wrong, or causing a draw when it's not supposed to.

With everything turned off, doors closed, and the clock fuse removed, disconnect the non-ground terminal on the battery.

A continuity tester or ohmmeter connected between that non-ground main cable and ground on the body should show open. Which would be no tone on the continuity tester or infinite on the ohm meter.

If not, then something is making it's way to ground, and as such there could be a short, or a parasitic draw on the battery. Recheck that none of the switches are turned on (headlights, ignition, radio, etc), and the doors are closed. Also check that the headlight interior dimmer switch is not turned to force the dome light on with the doors closed.

This is how I discovered that the trunk light switch was struck in the on position.