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This is type of thing I've seen Eric O. over at South Main Auto[1] fix in dozens of videos. Mad troubleshooting skills, works hard to find root causes of things. He's pretty amazing, hidden away in some no-account town in upstate NY.

1 - https://www.youtube.com/@SouthMainAuto



I really enjoy his channel- another good one is the Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics channel, which has dozens of really involved parasitic draw diagnoses, have learned a great deal from that one.


Man, I would love for him to look at my 2003 Ford Ranger. I turned on the headlights and the anti-lock breaks engaged and the gauges randomly fluctuated. That's the most recent 'fun' story I have with it... Had a parasitic drain in this thing for 5+ years, but it operates 100% fine as long as I keep the battery charged with a tickle charger and can avoid jumping it. I've mentioned this to nearly every mechanic in the last 5+ years, no one has ever found the issue. Three said replace the battery, 1 said get a new alternator. Seems like those 2 would be the go-to for mechanics these days.


Check your ground wires, especially when you flip the light, honk the horn, or anything that is relatively high current. Corrosion on a wire can be fixed with Deoxit spray.


Although I perform as much of my own auto maintenance as I can, I watch Eric O because he's entertaining, and all of the technical wisdom and advice just comes along for the ride.




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