Todd,

I just had a very similar situation.  I installed a new cd deck and over the
span of 4 days the battery was drained.  I did exactly what Joe suggested
you do.  The problem was not in my radios memory drawing to many amps but in
the switched power wire.  While I had my head under the dash I kept hearing
a noise like a cd was trying to load or eject.  Even though there was no cd
inserted.  When the radio was installed both the memory and the power wire
had been tied together to a direct hot.  Like a VW, you can listen to the
radio without the key in.  I simply put the switched (not the memory wire)
to a switched circuit.  I have also seen people add a toggle switch.  Hope
this helps.
Billy Hirt

On 6/13/07, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to track what is draining my battery.. My stereo does take some
> current to keep its memory alive, can anyone tell me what a reasonable limit
> to any current drain would be for a radio?
>
> If I don't drive it, the van battery will die within a weekend.
>
> thanks,
>
> Todd
> '88 Westy
>