In a message dated 98-05-29 22:23:06 EDT, young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU
writes:

<<  I grabbed my amp meter and tested the current flowing from the
  negative terminal to ground: 25 mA, even after I pulled all the
  fuses!

  I charged the battery for 3-4 hours, and the sun came out and the
  weather turned warm.  After the charge-up, the current drain
  fluctuated between 3 mA and 7mA, keeping time with the clock.  This
  is the normal state of affairs. >>

Sounds like you have a short somewhere. You've isolated it to circuits that do
not run through thte fuse box, (which, honestly, I thought there were NONE).

Whip out a wiring diagram and find those cicuits, look for frayed or pinched
wires in those circuits. Just a guess, but if you have aftermarket equipment,
like fog lights or a strereo, that may be the trouble spot, as an installer
may have tapped an unfused circuit.

best of luck,

gmbulley
cary, nc
: ( couldn't make busses on the blue ridge this year.