1998 Pontiac Grand Prix one row fuses out, battery drains

Tiny
ALVIN49
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  • 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 140,000 MILES
Still having trouble finding out why my car has no power to row of fuses with brake lights and battery keeps being drained.I jumped from defogger to spare fuse to get power to row of fuses but I have to keep disconnecting battery or it goes dead in a few hours. Relay control and maxi fuses are all good. Does anyone have any ideas?
Sunday, October 11th, 2009 AT 12:36 PM

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Tiny
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Welcome, you may need to take the fuse box loose, so you can check the circuits on the back. First though, check the bat main 1 fuse 60 amp, underhood junction block. Use a testlite on the fuse circuit.

As far as the battery drain, you need to check amp draw, if it is excessive, pull fuses one at a time, when you pull a fuse and the drain drops to normal, you have to check that fuse circuit. Start by checking for a lite that stays on all the time, easier to spot in the dark, interior--under the hood, in the trunk?
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009 AT 3:28 PM

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