a short?

electrical problems

i stripped my truck of every after market electronic device....and bought a new battery/ did routine maintnence/ my truck stopped working...its fixed now...../battery was working fine i had no music nothing in cigar plug, it snows one day, the next i try and start my truck, my batterys dead, i still have NOTHING in my truck to kill the battery, i jump it, works good for the day, the next its dead again.... and now im having problems with my "tail" (parking lights, dash lights, and tail lights) fuse, it keeps blowing, it takes a regular 10 fuse, so i put a 15 and it blows that too, and now theirs a 20 in their, and the dash lights keep flickering, at 40 45 mph, and the high beam light its really dim but you can see it when i couldnt see it before all this started happening......

i told you this story in order to let u know what all happened so u can attempt to help me....cuz i have no clue whats going on haha.. and also i dont have a bed on my truck, and only thing i can think of is any bump on the road makes the truck bounce, so maybe it shook some wires loose?

check the body grounds make sure they are clean

would those be under where my console would be, like where the gear shifter is, in a 93 reg cab?

im the biggest noob to electric work, all i can do it hook up a sound system lol

no they are under the hood follow the - battery cable clean it where it connects to the body there is also one behind the valve cover that goes to the body...start there

ohh ok, thanks man! ill be on tomorrow to let u know how it goes

cool cool

also, if the tail lights are shorting out, follow the tail light harness's starting from the tail light and move twards the front, check the grounds too on your way, check the corner lights too, there also tied into the same curcit

For the drain on your battery, you need to get a amp meter that is capable of withstanding a 20 amp draw. Then disconnect your + battery cable and run the meter in series between the battery and + cable. The draw should register a reading anywhere from a .5 amp to 10 amps possibly if it is a big draw. Then you need to(with the key off) pull one fuse at a time and check the meter in between each fuse. When you pull the fuse that stops the draw you found the circuit to begin searching for the draw. It can be something stupid like a bad switch or a rusty connection at a bulk harness connector. Anyway, you can start there. Most likely the 2 problems are not related as a short/excessive draw is what pops fuses and a faulty connection or failed component causes a draw on the system. Good luck and let me know what you come up with.

I have a intermittent draw from my multifunction switch on my column. I just figure the switch is $$$$ and it costs nothing to pull my - cable every night. Someday I will buy a new one. -ED