[bbarrington]

Hello,

I've searched the postings on this forum, but I can't find what I am looking for.

I've got an '88 Carrera and it has developed a mystery battery drain and so far I have not been able to determine the cause. I am measuring 680 milliamps through the battery with everything that I know about turned off. I have systematically pulled all the fuses one at a time (21 in the trunk and 3 in the engine compartment) and repeated the measurement - still 680 milliamps.

So does anyone out there have any suggestions of what I should do next? Any idea what could be draining the battery? I haven't added or modified anything electrical on the car in several months.

Someone mentioned to me that it is rare, but possible, that the alternator has failed and is the source of the drain on the system. Is this possible? If so, how would I test for this?

Thanks,
Bill