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1994 Ford Escort battery draining

Tiny
WBBELLYBOY
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  • 1994 FORD ESCORT
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 160,000 MILES
My car didn't start one morning so I jumped it and it started. Then I noticed the battery was drained the following day. I replaced the starter, but still the battery is draining the following day. I can jump it and restart it after driving it around, but the battery does seem to going dead overnight. A friend hooked his MAC meter up to it and it gave the following codes: 172 and 583. Do you know what could be causing the battery to continue to drain? I had the battery tested at Pep Boys and they said it just needed a good recharge, so not seeing it as a battery problem.
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Monday, March 15th, 2010 AT 5:07 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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  • 75,992 POSTS
You have a short somewhere in the electrical system or a load that staying on constantly draining the battery overnite.


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