I don't think that is going to solve the issue. If everything is working right.... one bad ground is not going to discharge the battery. There has to be a problem with either the alternator charging the battery (which doesn't seem to be the case...), or, there is a draw on the system that there shouldn't be. Not charging you anything is definitely a good thing.......

Trouble is, it's going to be a bit before you know, one way or the other......

 

As I said, I am going to be picking up the multimeter tomorrow. Should I still do the test you suggested earlier in the thread?

 

Ok, this is what I bought to do the test. Will this work? And just so I have it straight:

1. Connect the positive lead to the DC 10A on the multimeter.
2. Connect the negative lead to COM on the multimeter.
3. Turn the **** to DC 10A
4. Disconnect negative terminal on battery.
5. Place positive lead of multimeter to disconnected negative battery cable.
6. Place negative lead of multimeter on negative post of battery.
7. Read amps and respond with reading back here.

Is this correct? Sorry I'm such a noob.

 

Update. Ok, so I have a question, and I feel like an idiot. I went over the truck head to toe, trying to find something that was staying on and draining the battery. When I opened the glove box, I found that the clip that holds the light in the glove box had broken, so basically, the light in the glove box would never go off. (this had to have happened when they replaced the evap unit). Would having this small light be on continuously be enough to drain my battery and be causing all these issues?

 

Entirely possible. Even a small drain over a long enough period will kill a battery. Especially in the cold.

 

I'm not totally certain about the Ram or if it either has one, but the Dakotas have a battery temp sensor in the bottom of the battery tray, look like spring loaded flat round disc, that senses the temp of the battery to keep it from overcharging. If you do have one of these and it's bad, the PCM is probably not allowing the alt to charge the battery. Just a suggestion.