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2001 ford ranger: V6..The battery keeps dying..alternator tested

 
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I have 2001 ford ranger with V6. The battery keeps dying. I had the alternator tested it is good. I have found that fuse 26 in the fuse box is drawing 12V at .5-1amp. I believe this to be the cause of the battery dying when the car is off. Do you have an idea what could be causing this circuit to discharge battery.

 

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I have a 2001 ford ranger. A few weeks ago I had to replace the starter. Now that the car starts the batter keeps dying. I had the alternator checked and it is giving correct voltage to battery (it charge the battery correctly when car is on). But when truck is left for longer than 8 hours it will not star, the battery is completly dead. I checked the fuse pannel (with car off) and found that fuse 26 is drawing 12V with ~1amp current. Is that normal? What could be drawing current? What would need to be done to fix issue? Thanks

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Expert:  lamontgomery replied 1737 days and 18 hours ago.

I found some wiring information on your fuse. Try disconncting each component to isolate the problem.

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