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With dozens of electronic control units on automobiles built in the last 25 years, incidents of battery drain caused by an ECU that will not turn off when it is supposed to are on the rise. Tracing the ultimate cause can be made easier, though, if you know a few tricks of the trade. In this Dorman Training Center Lunch and Learn course, Director of Training G. Jerry Truglia shares a few of those techniques.
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