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1999 Ford Explorer battery not keeping charge

Tiny
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Electrical problem
1999 Ford Explorer 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive

have had my 99 ford explorer for about 9 months and this is the second time the battery quit charging had mech put new battery, alternator & fuse in it the first time now it is doing the same thing any one know whats up with this thing
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008 AT 6:42 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Get a current draw test done, this will show any circuit that is drawing power with the key off, if it is above say.15Amps, start pulling fuses one at a time to isolate the faulty circuit, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008 AT 7:58 PM

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