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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 01:05 PM
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Hi, I'm new to this so please bear with me. I recently got a 84 vette and is running perfect, now all of a sudden it is draining my battery and the lights stay on inside. If I remove the radio fuse it would b ok, but now is still draining the battery. Someone has any ideas?????
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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Hi, I'm new to this so please bear with me. I recently got a 84 vette and is running perfect, now all of a sudden it is draining my battery and the lights stay on inside. If I remove the radio fuse it would b ok, but now is still draining the battery. Someone has any ideas?????
It should not drain the battery if the courtesy light fuse is removed. Check on this.
If it does not drain anymore you need a courtesy light timer. On Ebay for around $25 up.
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by perezray
Hi, I'm new to this so please bear with me. I recently got a 84 vette and is running perfect, now all of a sudden it is draining my battery and the lights stay on inside. If I remove the radio fuse it would b ok, but now is still draining the battery. Someone has any ideas?????
If your door panel lights are not on, but your cargo lights are still on ( the lights are behind the seats in the pillars) it could be your rear hatch switch is not closing properly, possibly the plastic tip is broken.
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Make sure the head light switch dimmer setting is set to off.You should feel a click when you turn it.
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