3000 battery draw down

It's a good idea to test the battery, because batteries have internal drain, which may be high in a defective battery. Alternator charging systems also have parasite drain. Measured drains around 50ma are considered normal for many systems.

Chris

You might check to be sure the mice have not built a nest on top of the gas tank. They did on my 3000, chewed the wiring and in my case shorted out the starter solnoid wire to the coil wire. When I started the 3000 the starter would not disengage - made a terrable racket! And I couldn't get the engine to stop until I took loose the battery cable. The mice could have chewed thru insulation on a hot wire so it is leaking juice to ground. I hope that is not what has happened to you.

Regards,
Larry

When you re-connect your battery look for a spark at the terminal, unless you have a very weak draw you should see one. Then isolate pieces of your electrical system one at the time to find the culprit.

A bad alternator can keep a circuit 'open' while the engine is off, it can do this and still charge too. Otherwise you just have to track it on down, light switch, voltage regulator, key switch etc...Glow plug on a diesel can do it.

Good luck!