droppedmydawg
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There is not a short. Unfortunately the word short is thrown into electrical conversation every time someone has a problem. It is either a cross circuit or a switch that is not fully open, when it should be, that is allowing the rear bags to continue filling. There may be 2 problems. A short would cause the the wire to ground prematurely before it's intended source, usually causing sparks and a blown fuse. What you have is a draw on your battery. The draw will continue to draw amperage from the battery until it has none to give. If you get a DVOM(Digital volt ohm meter) and disconnect your positive battery cable, then run the DVOM in series with the battery to the cable( that is connecting one lead to the battery + and the other to the + cable) set it to amps position and you will see it has a small draw. Then you will need to go to your fuses and pull one at a time, checking the DVOM after each fuse to see if the draw was eliminated. When the draw stops after a fuse then, BINGO!, you found the circuit that is killing your battery and it probably is the bag circuit seeing as your bags are getting bled into. If it is your bag circuit then you need to start by reinstalling the fuse then removing the switch. Your draw should stop when the switch is removed. If this does the trick then you can replace the switch with another to verify the repair. If for some reason the bag circuit is not the circuit that is being drawn off of then let us know and we will give further help based on what circuit is being drawn from. Good luck -Ed