Weird Electrical Problem, so frustrating... Options

[tonytutino]

All of this started when i got my amp/sub put in last month on the 19th. (Its a 800w amp powering a JL 12inch W3) Well, a couple weeks ago i noticed my battery didn't want to seem to hold a charge and eventually it just quit. So i bought a Duralast Gold battery from Autozone on the 16th of December (having them test my alternator too which worked fine) and it worked great up until today. It just was dead when i tried to start it. Didn't leave any doors open, lights on, etc. so i took it back thinking it was just a bad battery, well they replaced it and tested my alternator again and everything checks out... As soon as i got the new battery i drove 15 minutes to work and that was it. i come out 8 hours later and its dead AGAIN!
I have no clue whats wrong... even if the alt. was bad, i don't see how driving just a few minutes on a battery would drain it... anyone know whats up?

[tonytutino]

well i got a test light and did the draw test.
it turns out that something on my Power Distribution Circuit is drawing the power. as of what exactly it is, i don't know right now cause i can't read wiring diagrams too well.

in the process of removing all the fuses, the final one that i couldn't get out (the 100amp) would NOT come out whatsoever. eventually it ended up breaking and i just busted the fuse in half in hopes of trying to get it out. but its stuck in there really good. after the fuse broke though, thats when i noticed the test light had dimmed drastically.
i need to replace it obviously, but hell if i can't even get it out..


edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed!

This post has been edited by tonytutino: Jan 8, 2008 - 1:04 AM

[Jaws4God]

edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed!

they can be tough.. electrical problems are annoying.... best thing you can do is evaluate what works / doesn't work... get a haynes manual and pour through the electrical diagrams and try to determine where on the diagram the problem might me.

helped me solve my problem when I accidentally grounded one of my injector wires when I painted my valve cover..

[goferris]

edit: to my surprise the fuse was bolted in. i got it out now at least. now its just to find out where the draw is coming from on this circuit. any electric experts, help is needed!

they can be tough.. electrical problems are annoying.... best thing you can do is evaluate what works / doesn't work... get a haynes manual and pour through the electrical diagrams and try to determine where on the diagram the problem might me.

helped me solve my problem when I accidentally grounded one of my injector wires when I painted my valve cover..

is there anywhere online that i can download a haynes manual (or one similar) i also have an electrical problem with my driver's side door. the switch doesn't recognize when the door is open or closed. you would be surprised what a pain that can be and the trouble it has caused me. i have tried replacing the switch and that didn't do the trick either.
thanks. didn't mean to thread jack. i hope you get it all fixed and put back together tony.