Took me 9 hours over a weekend to track down a 5 amp draw on my 1994 Ranger, and it was a $6 hood light switch

Ben Cooper · 2026-10-25T17:05:03.573073+00:00

Pulled every fuse, swapped the alternator, and even yanked the radio, only to find the underhood lamp staying lit because the mercury switch in the housing had gone bad, so save your sanity and check the dumb stuff first, but seriously, what is the longest you have chased a parasitic drain before finding something that cheap?

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