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From : transurgeon

Q: my 99 ram 2500 has a short its drawing power from somewhere and killing the battery. . i have 220000 miles on the body. do you think the ignition is to blame if not possible solutionsplease help me.! i had a similar problem once it was the cable from the battery to the starter. it looked good but when i cut it in half it was green and junkified tm. the green oxidation over the years had built up resistance in the cable and would drain the battery in a few days. i tried everything else first. if you havent change the cable yet it might be the cause. ok ill bite. how exactly does corrosion inside the cable jacket discharge the battery because dickweed..................corrosion in there is generally caused by a break in the insulation which allows water to enter which then forms the corrosion said corrosion product is conductive and discharges the battery either to ground or to another wire which is also corroded good grief......................... once again gary you jump on a thread and make an ass out of yourself. first of all we are not talking about a short which is what you are describing here. moparman clearly stated that he didnt even know that the wire was affected until he cut it open so there was no obvious breech in the wires insulation or visible corrosion forming on the outside of the wire in contact with a metal object conducing current to ground. now perhaps you might want to read my question again and to further clarify it how does corrosion inside of the jacket only cause a drain on the battery you really need to do a little growing up there dude. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving .