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Old 05-25-2022, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by omodos View Post
For what its worth my drain that I struggled with for a good 8 years was due to a faulty starter motor, totally killing the amps of the battery on each startup!

I bring this up in every case of these mystery battery issues.

About 10-15% of the time it's a starter motor.

I regularly see cases where it seems like a weak battery; battery gets replaced then two months later the symptoms come back because it was the starter. Maybe just 1 time out of 8 but it's worth checking the starter current draw before replacing a battery.
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