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Old 12-05-2012, 01:47 PM   #1
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my son has a 1998 malibu ls w a 3.1 engine. the battery is new but keeps going dead overnight. we suspect a parasitic draw and he put a test light between the neg cable and the negative anode of the battery and removed fuses 1 by 1 until the light dimmed. when removing fuse # 35, the light dimmed. what does fuse 35 protect and what is on the circuit? i can't find any info on this and i am trying to fix this from 2000 miles away and relaying the instructions to him.
thanks for any help anyone can provide.

i used to have alldata, but my former employer changed the password
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Old 12-05-2012, 03:29 PM   #2
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This 1999 manual indicates fuse #35 is related to the anti lock brakes.

http://www.manualowl.com/am/Chevrole...ibu/Manual/314

On you tube, Eric the car guy and Scotty Kilmer have how to videos on tracking down parasitic draw.
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Old 12-05-2012, 04:04 PM   #3
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thanks, i've been wrenching since 1981, but electrical is my achilles heel.
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