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Old 08-17-2016, 09:46 AM
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What does your volt gauge have to say when the engine is running?
 
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yeah. my friend mentioned that. I'll try to keep an eye out in the next few days. I'm just not sure what to check for. It's not the interior lights or the radio. Any other obvious ones I might not be thinking of?
Here is a video that explains how to do it. Pretty simple. Ive worked on a dakota with a 5.2 that the starter was causing a battery drain. You can atleast identify the circuit


 
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That's a great video. Thanks.

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What does your volt gauge have to say when the engine is running?
It was a hair under 14.
 
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That's a great video. Thanks.



It was a hair under 14.
That is where it is supposed to be. How old is the battery?
 
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That is where it is supposed to be. How old is the battery?
2 weeks. Got a new one though. Advance Auto said the other was defective. Hoping that was the end of this issue.
 
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