on our old 88 Accord, the fault was the flip lights motor was always turned
on even the car was off causing the battery to drain out.

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>> You could also stick an ammeter in the line with the battery and
>> troubleshoot without all the waiting.
>> You can wriggle connectors and fuses to your hearts content while
>> watching
>> the meter.
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>> just my .02
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> It is a good idea, and I have done it this way too. If the drain is only
> intermittent, then you
> can wait a long time to see the problem. Hours sometimes.
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> Sometimes the xxxing intermittent is so difficult to find that you have to
> take the
> previously mentioned procedure.
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