1996BLKBauer
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- June 24, 2011
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- 1,686
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- City, State
- McHenry, IL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 Eddie Bauer AWD V8
Hey guys, I finally got around to checking my '96 Eddie Bauer for the Parasitic draw it had, it would take about 2 days for it to die, and it would be completely dead, no lights, no door chimes, nothing. With everything hooked up, I had a draw of .455 amps, which varied a little bit, maybe by .002amps either way. After disabling all of my aftermarket things, such as the head unit, the amp, off road lights, usb charger, cb radio, I still had a draw of .455 amps, so that makes me happy that nothing that I have installed is killing that battery. So I then start the tedious task of pulling all of the fuses. I finally get to fuse number 25 on the interior fuse panel, which is labeled Speedometer, and GEM system, and the amp draw drops to .131amps, which is well within the specified range it should be. I know that my GEM module is having some issues, the Auto lights stopped working almost 4 years ago. So is it a common issue for our GEM modules to start having a Parasitic draw? It would make sense, the module appears to do a lot of things, and the truck is now getting pretty old.
Any input would be greatly appreciated guys!
The truck is:
1996 Eddie Bauer Explorer, V8, AWD, Auto Hvac, basiclaly fully loaded without the cellular phone option.
Any input would be greatly appreciated guys!
The truck is:
1996 Eddie Bauer Explorer, V8, AWD, Auto Hvac, basiclaly fully loaded without the cellular phone option.