The stock radio/cassett player work fine , but draws 0.6-0.7 amps when ignition and radio is turned off and drains the barrery. Why and what can i do? 1998 Grand Marquis

Asked by GuruDBQSC Aug 22, 2017 at 11:07 PM about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis 4 Dr LS Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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Additional information - The draw (0.6-0.7 amps) was reduced to about 100ma when fuse number 3 in the power distribution box was removed. The car has the am/fm radio with the tape player but does not have a cd changer or a subwoofer amplifier. With the fuse out, the battery is staying charged and the car starts easily. There is no clock in the radio. Would the station presets or other memory in the radio stay on and create such a current draw? Is the only solution to replace the radio or is there something else on that circuit that may be the problem?

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