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Subject:Short Question
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Tue, 11 May 2010 18:21:29 -0500

Can I get pointed in right direction, please?  Main battery is draining when
key in ignition. #3 fuse re-assigned to aux battery(currently at 13.61 and
steady). If I turn on radio, main battery drops.  If I use cig lighter,
drops.  If I remove the #3 fuse wire that I ran to aux, main battery still
drops.  Was fine last nite and this morning I started van and noticed low
battery, but stereo eventually started breaking up and eventually I turned
off.  Earlier main battery dropped from 13.61 to 13.51 in one minute after
starting and down to 11.31 within 4 minutes. Weird thing is,
stereo(#3)assigned to aux battery...why does the low charge on main battery
affect it?  Stumped and pretty teed off at this point. Thanks.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle