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**VetteVet** · 03-07-2005, 10:26 AM

Hey sooner,sorry to keep bugging you but I see you are on the right track and have traced the drain to the interior of the cab. I found this little tidbit on the web and it relates to the ammeter.
VV
http://www.misterfixit.com/dedbatt.htm
The brown wire is the feed wire for the idiot light and is paralled with the key switch so when the key is turned on the light comes on to charge the sensing circuit in the alternator. Un plug the connector on the key switch and see if the test light goes out.Maybe the key switch is shorted internally. There is a wiring diagrahm in the FAQs on your truck and I'll see if I can find the thread. Hold on.
VetteVet

03-07-2005, 10:26 AM	#5
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,723	Hey sooner,sorry to keep bugging you but I see you are on the right track and have traced the drain to the interior of the cab. I found this little tidbit on the web and it relates to the ammeter. VV http://www.misterfixit.com/dedbatt.htm The brown wire is the feed wire for the idiot light and is paralled with the key switch so when the key is turned on the light comes on to charge the sensing circuit in the alternator. Un plug the connector on the key switch and see if the test light goes out.Maybe the key switch is shorted internally. There is a wiring diagrahm in the FAQs on your truck and I'll see if I can find the thread. Hold on. VetteVet __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.