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    MM Dead Battery

    While parked over nite Battery goes dead.

    Battery checked and good.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks for your input.
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    Sounds like a parasitic drain...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sailsmen View Post
    While parked over nite Battery goes dead.

    Battery checked and good.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks for your input.
    How old is the battery?
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    Trunk or glove box light stick on?


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    Battery is 14 months old.
    1/4 Mile Time 11.542 @ 121.19 MPH
    195,000 Miles & 275+ Runs Down the 1,320’
    541.57 RWHP & 476.64 RWTQ on DynoJet
    Tuned by Aric at Injected Engineering
    Vortech Super Charger V-2 “T” Trim, 19 PSI
    8 Rib Belt, Innovators West 10% Overdrive Dampner
    Air to Air Intercooler, Mini-race Bypass
    Ford Cobra Remanufactured Long Block
    Snow Performance Water-Methanol Injection
    Kooks Headers & X Pipe
    GT MAF, 60lb injectors, Dash 8, Aero Rails, Twin Ford GT Pumps,
    Kinsler Fuel Filter, Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump
    Monroe Sensatrac, Metco Control Arms, Addco Rear Sway Bar
    31 Ford Spline Axles & Detroit Truetrac, 4:10 Ford Racing Gears
    Dynotech MMC Driveshaft
    A-1 Performance Trans, Forced Tailshaft Lube, Carbon Clutches
    3,500 RPM Stall Precision Industries Torque Converter
    B&M Deep Finned Trans Pan
    AeroForce Scan Gauges , Auto Meter Oil, Fuel & Boost Gauges
    Kenny Brown Dead Pedal, 35% Tint, Silver Star Head Lights
    AutoPage Alarm RS-727LCD, Boston Acoustic NX87

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    Load Test may tell the story....BAD CELL likely!!
    No Marauder

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    Brake light switch could be bad.
    Allowing brake lights to remain on when pedal is released thus killing the battery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sailsmen View Post
    Battery is 14 months old.
    is it a Duralast? POS, Just replaced my E150 battery, dated 2021
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    That was happening to my Marauder, would last about a day without starting, turned out to be the radio, old casket was stuck & draining the battery.

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    Are you saying the radio was dead? (Yuk yuk)
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