After three years, it seems my battery is getting flaky. Before replacing it, I would like to verify that i don`t have a short somewhere causing battery drain.

What is a normal parasitic load for a V6 tour with viper alarm with engine key off? I`ll measure it tonight, and I was wondering if anybody else had measured it on their cars.

I am looking at a Wal-mart replacement battery (#41-4, which is supposedly a little long, but very well priced...)If anyone has other suggestions, please feel free.


Marco Tatta
98.5 SE MTX, Duratec
EGR block, fog light
fix, custom shift boot, monsterflow intake, Ecotek valve
Quasi dual cardoctor exhaust.
Hacksaw short shift, Momo race "s" carbon knob, ghetto rear strut bar, 16 inch cougar wheels with 225/50/16 kumho 712s