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Minor battery drain

Does anyone know what might be causing a minor battery drain on an 87S.

Using the Ohm meter method, it reads a little high across the main positive cable to ground, around 60 Ohms. According to Ohms law I=V/R, that is a current draw of around 200 milliamps and it seems to be enough to run down the battery in two weeks or so of not driving..

I checked my 85.5 N/A and it reads 300 Ohms accross all leads combined, or about 50 milliamps.

Question, what is off of the main positive batt lead that could be drawing this much current? From the parts diagrams it looks like the starter solenoid is the only item there. Have the solenoids been known to go bad and pull current back into the starter switch or the alternator or somewhere?

Are the any complete electrical diagrams for these cars? The parts diagram show minimal detail on this aspect and I am trying to avoid getting under it to see where the main lead goes.

Any advice would be appreciated.
Old 09-06-2009, 09:09 AM
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