I've been having a problem with something draining my battery on my 98 SVT. Something was drawing about 5 Amps with everything off (doors closed, no lights). I traced the problem to the fog lamp circuit. When I removed fuse #5 for the fog lamps (in the engine compartment). The amps went away.
So, I thought GREAT! Problem solved until I find the short in the fogs. Except now it seems the alternator isn't charging the battery, I didn't even make it home from my parents before the battery completely died. When I replaced the fuse and got a jump, everything seemed fine again. Started getting about 14 Volts with the engine running and the battery charged.
Can anyone shed some light on this problem? Why would a 15 Amp fog lamp circuit have anything to do with the alternator?
Tomorrow I plan to unplug the alternator with the fuse in and see if the amps go away, which (if I'm not mistaken) would mean a short in the alternator.