Old freightliner question

I have a 1990 frightliner that I have been getting ready to go, and today I had the cab forward to work and the regulator on the compressor. When I put the cab back down the daggon volt meter was showing the volts still and the amp meter was showing a draw. Now nothing in the truck would come on, and I didn't know for sure if that would drain my batteries or if there was a specific place to go to get those gauges to stop reading. Let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks...

 

Thanks for the reply. I am actually not wiring retarded, but the wires in a semi are all the same color therefore makes it a little tough to know exactly what is what and where it is. I was just hoping someone else had the issue before and may have a specific place for me to go. Obviously you don't know what the problem is and decided to get all technical in stating that fact. It just started this today after I raised the cab and put it back down. So I didn't have the problem till now, but thanks for the reply anyway...

 

I remember that neither one showed anything when the key was off till I raised the cab. Then I went out again and checked the tunnel and took panels off in the cab trying to find the answer. I did get the draw to disappear, but have no idea what I touched or jiggled. So I did unhook the batteries so she won't burn down. Thanks for the help!!!!

 

I checked the connections at the alternator too and the were all good no bare wires or bad connections shorts and all that. I wonder if all those wires down by the starter have anything to do with it.....

 

Right... I looked behind the gauge cluster to see what that looked like, but it was all good there. I really don't know besides looses or unhooked wires what I could be possibly looking for. It looks like there may be a ballast resistor down by the starter, and on my old dodge that would make the amp gauge show a drain if it was bad, but it would show the same when it is running as well. When she runs all is good 14 on the voltmeter and charging on the amp meter. That's precisely why I am confused....