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Old 03-14-2010, 03:37 AM
400Eric 400Eric is offline
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Thanks to this recent thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=2425670#post2425670 , I now have gotten to the bottom of this.

Back before I even started this thread, I had removed the back panel inside the trunk to gain access to the vacuum unit that locks/unlocks the trunk so I could find a leak I could hear but not see. I had been having trouble with the locking system because of that leak. It turned out the unit itself was bad so I left everything apart till I could get a replacement unit at the U-Pull-It. I did plug the air line so the rest of the system could work properly once again. Unbelievably, the pin that controls the trunk light lines up with one of the pins that holds the back panel in place. Panel pin missing = trunk light pin not being put into the "closed" position when the trunk is closed. I now have two business cards wedged into that area which has solved the problem! No more current draw! (Actually, it's .02 to .03 now and with the clock's fuse removed it goes down to .01).

I have already obtained another locking unit..... just have to install it now.

Why the relay for the power seats somehow seems to be involved is still a mystery. Plugging that relay back in now has no effect on amp draw readings.

The failure of the trunk locking unit led to the light staying on all the time which led to the dead battery which led to the jump starts which led to the OVP fuse getting blown which led to almost all of the other symptoms. So almost all of my troubles can be traced to that stupid trunk lock failure!

Closure!
Regards, Eric
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