Remote start aftermath

bigwheel53

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Ok here we go..When I bought this 1997 TJ it had a starting problem because the fuel pump was faulty and took forever to get it going. Put new pump in and were good to go, no problems. PROBLEM...when I shut the Jeep down I find that the signal lights, wipers, radio. cig lighter still have power to them even if the key is off. If I let the Jeep sit for a few days 2-3 the battery goes dead. After charging it and hooking it back up, positive first then the neg..When I touch the neg cable to battery I get a small spark which means to me I have a draw somewhere. I look under the dash and apparently the previouse owner had a remote start system installed because there are numerous wire connectors that are now unused and removed it probably because of the fuel pump problem. So now im stuck with this botch job wondering how I can find where this setup is getting the power from sans my power draw which kills my battery. Can anyone help me out here?
 
Oh dear Jesus.
When I read the title of the thread I thought it was going to be a remote start on a manual trans with no neutral safety switch, leading to a Jeep in a wall picture.

X2, I was totally disappointed...

I had a similar situation with an aftermarket alarm my PO installed. Took a couple days of tracing wires. Ended up pulling the dash. Silver lining, I learned a bunch about my harness, and have brand new MFS, headlight switch and ignition switch. Get rid of all the old wire before you start buying parts...

Moral to the story i should have bought a Miata.
 
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My last double din radio took an internal shit and was killing my battery.