yea that would be great i will pm you my email

 

"A decent amprobe will read down to one amp of current."

With parasitic draws, you are looking at anything over 50mA (that's milliamps so .050 amps). These trucks SHOULD be in the <20mA range and no more once the key is off and the internal modules shut down. If the draw is 99mA, then that's too much and your one-amp clamp is useless because it will show that nothing is wrong.

The ONLY way to accurately check the parasitic draw is to disconnect both negative battery cables and connect an actual DVOM that is capable of measuring current between one of the negative battery cables and the corresponding negative battery post. Disconnect both negative battery cables. Make sure the ignition switch is off and all loads are off (headlights, cigarette lighter accessories, etc.) Use a piece of wire (16 ga. or so) to connect one of the battery's negative terminal and the corresponding cable end. This will allow the few amps of initial "wake up" current to flow before hooking up the meter. If you hook the meter up on the mA scale before taking care of the initial connection, it will likely blow the fuse inside the meter. Now, set the meter to the mA scale and connect the probe wires between the battery terminal and the cable end where your larger wire is located. Disconnect the wire you installed first, and watch the meter.

 

fair enough but with two 1000 CCA batteries even a 1 amp draw will take a very long time to kill the battery..a few days at least

I was trying to help him on the cheap ...a good meter is 200.00

 

well i called a friend of a friend who used to be a diesel mechanic at ford, as soon as i told him what was happening and the leaking windshield he instantly told me to pull fuse box in cab, if there is corrosion or water that is what is killing my truck.... came home from work did that and badda bing it was the mother fudging fuse box new box is 218 from ford... just in case if anyone ever has this problem that is what i would look at first, thanks for the help fellas

 

wow many sorry the drunk on the line that day forgot to put a good bead of sealant on the windshield before install believe me I'm a union guy and most UAW are raving drunks or pill heads ....

 

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