2000 GMC Sonoma Eratic fuel gauge drain in rdo/batt fuse

2000 GMC SONOMA
189,123 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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CORYJB70
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suddenly i have a drain on my battery. when i pull the rdo/batt fuse the drain appears to go away but my battery was dead in the morning. i left that fuse out and removed the radio still the battery was dead in the morning. also my gas gauge is very eratic never accurate. any help by the way i just put a brand new battery in it.
May 9, 2010 at 8:04 PM
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All battery connections clean and tight on both ends? Did you check the charging system? How did you check battery drain? Did you check amp draw?
May 10, 2010 at 2:31 PM
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CORYJB70
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all cables are tight positive cable clean and new negative is rusty. and yes checked for amp drain .8 with rdo/batt fuse in .2 with fuse pulled
May 10, 2010 at 3:22 PM
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Usually a serious drain is several amps. If the battery has a full charge and the charging system is working, I don't believe the drain you listed will cause any problems.
May 10, 2010 at 4:16 PM
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