95 LWB battery drain

[Angry Old Guy]

First time posting.
I am the new owner owner of a 95 LWB. The truck was assaulted electrically by at least one of the previous 3 owners.
1. Would a fuel gauge, which appears always on, kill my batter in afew hours?
2. If you had a Viper remote start/alarm system on your truck what would you do?
a. Try to get it working.
b. Pull it off and throw it in the trash.

Regards,
AOG
95 LWB
03 Disco
92 RR

[joshua.mcguoirk]

First time posting.
I am the new owner owner of a 95 LWB. The truck was assaulted electrically by at least one of the previous 3 owners.
1. Would a fuel gauge, which appears always on, kill my batter in afew hours?
2. If you had a Viper remote start/alarm system on your truck what would you do?
a. Try to get it working.
b. Pull it off and throw it in the trash.

Regards,
AOG
95 LWB
03 Disco
92 RR

AOG,

1: No, not enough draw to drain battery after a few hours.
2: Round file the Viper.

To find the draw use a test light between the battery and cable. Pull fuses individually until draw is gone [light will go out]. Lastly, determine what is making the draw. Remember there is battery power to both the clock and the radio for memory retention (obviously, neither of these would cause a significant draw to drain the battery in a few hours).

Happy hunting,