2002 Chevy Astro 1.8 amp draw when sitting with nothing on?

2002 CHEVROLET ASTRO
58,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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STANLEY DOIG
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I pulled the neg battery cable and with a d.c. amp meter I had a 1.8 amp draw with nothing turned on and doors closed. I pulled the Battery fuse in the fuse box in the engine compartment and it went away. Where could my problem be?
May 4, 2010 at 6:24 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

You are on the right track here, just start with pulling all fuses one at a time to check the current draw, this may isolate the faulty circuit, and also remove the main wire and plug on the alt as a faulty diode will also do this, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
May 4, 2010 at 6:58 PM
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