Electrical Short.

[cvette98pacecar]

Is there any other fuse panel other than the panel on the right side of the dash?

I am almost positive the 93 has a short. I disconnected the negative terminal off the battery and connected a meter between the Negative wire and the negative on the battery there is 12vdc present on the meter. I pulled every fuse in the fuse panel and I still have 12vdc on the meter.
I checked to see if there was any aftermarket wiring that I could see and I didnt see any.

Any Ideas?

[scottfab]

Originally Posted by cvette98pacecar

Is there any other fuse panel other than the panel on the right side of the dash?

I am almost positive the 93 has a short. I disconnected the negative terminal off the battery and connected a meter between the Negative wire and the negative on the battery there is 12vdc present on the meter. I pulled every fuse in the fuse panel and I still have 12vdc on the meter.
I checked to see if there was any aftermarket wiring that I could see and I didnt see any.

Any Ideas?

I would expect 12v doing what you're doing even with no short.

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by scottfab

I would expect 12v doing what you're doing even with no short.

Where would the live circuit be? The ignition is off and all of the fuses are pulled. There should be no circuit unless there is a short.

[vilant]

I know on the 1990 " there is a fuse holder located behind the instrument panel, below and to the right of the glove compartment. To access the the fuse holder, you must remove the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side." That's straight from the owner's manual with a pic and an arrow pointing under the glove box. Hope that helps.

[Demps]

Check amperage for a current draw, vs voltage. That will show if there's a parasitic draw. There should be a small bit for powered items with key off.
Ted

[scottfab]

Putting the reason why you'd see 12v on the neg side of the pulled battery wire, why do you think there is a short?
What is the original symptom?
Battery runs down ?

[cvette98pacecar]

Originally Posted by Demps

Check amperage for a current draw, vs voltage. That will show if there's a parasitic draw. There should be a small bit for powered items with key off.
Ted

That was the next step after checking for a closed circuit, when the circuit should be open.

[VetteMed]

Originally Posted by vilant

I know on the 1990 " there is a fuse holder located behind the instrument panel, below and to the right of the glove compartment. To access the the fuse holder, you must remove the cover under the instrument panel on the passenger's side." That's straight from the owner's manual with a pic and an arrow pointing under the glove box. Hope that helps.

Yep, there's actually 2 fuse holders with 4 fuses in each, if I recall correctly.

[WB9MCW]

I heard from my good friend & mechanic that the cheapo Walmart batteries are actually reused lead innards. Not a melt down and recast lead but actual old plates just being reused.

He claims that is why they crap out so soon.

He said any Interstate Battery guy will confirm this. That was his source and the line he sells.

I have many of the Interstate brand in all my vehicles now and I do have to admit they are good indeed.

[VetteMed]

Plenty of batteries on the shelf at my local Wally World.