Electrical Problem? need some tips
01-12-07, 03:06 PM
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Electrical Problem? need some tips
I'm having a issue with my 1985 gsl-se. Before yesterday it was running well and didnt have any problems to be concerned about. So heres the story...
I got this job in downtown los angeles and commute with my 7 to work. There were no problems, everything was fine. So i find parking after like 10 minutes of searching, head to work and when i get my break i decide to get a parking permitt inside the arking structure the employes use. So i hurry and get the permitt, drive the car in the structure and find parking on the 3rd floor, and because i was in a hurry to head back to work i left the electic cooling fan for the engine on (i guess my 7 has an aftermarket fan that you turn on with a switch on the dashboard). This was at 9:35AM, i get back to my car after work at 3:00PM, and noticed that i left the fan on but the light nor the fan was turning anymore... and thats when i felt like the biggest retard in the world and sighed.... then knew i killed the battery. I try the lights but nothing, then try starting the car to double check and yup, it was dead.
So i get hold of some jumper cables and ask someone in a parking sturcture if they can give me a jump start. after a couple of minutes the cars headlights started turning on fairly bright. But the engine fan wasnt turning on with the hand switch and the headlights werent retracting anymore. So i call my roadside assistance and they try... but nothing, and tried another battery and nothing... it was getting pretty late and i had school so i head home with a friend and come back afterwards to try and figure something out...
so now i know its not the battery, the battery cables are a little dusty but nothing too be concerned about and i check the fuse box and found a few burnt chips with two 15amps, one 20 amps. Could leaving the engine fan on burn out some of the fuse box chips? i guess im kind of lost in the situation.
any of you know what i can try? or what it can not be. the dashboard lights dont turn on either, only the headlights... hmm..
I got this job in downtown los angeles and commute with my 7 to work. There were no problems, everything was fine. So i find parking after like 10 minutes of searching, head to work and when i get my break i decide to get a parking permitt inside the arking structure the employes use. So i hurry and get the permitt, drive the car in the structure and find parking on the 3rd floor, and because i was in a hurry to head back to work i left the electic cooling fan for the engine on (i guess my 7 has an aftermarket fan that you turn on with a switch on the dashboard). This was at 9:35AM, i get back to my car after work at 3:00PM, and noticed that i left the fan on but the light nor the fan was turning anymore... and thats when i felt like the biggest retard in the world and sighed.... then knew i killed the battery. I try the lights but nothing, then try starting the car to double check and yup, it was dead.
So i get hold of some jumper cables and ask someone in a parking sturcture if they can give me a jump start. after a couple of minutes the cars headlights started turning on fairly bright. But the engine fan wasnt turning on with the hand switch and the headlights werent retracting anymore. So i call my roadside assistance and they try... but nothing, and tried another battery and nothing... it was getting pretty late and i had school so i head home with a friend and come back afterwards to try and figure something out...
so now i know its not the battery, the battery cables are a little dusty but nothing too be concerned about and i check the fuse box and found a few burnt chips with two 15amps, one 20 amps. Could leaving the engine fan on burn out some of the fuse box chips? i guess im kind of lost in the situation.
any of you know what i can try? or what it can not be. the dashboard lights dont turn on either, only the headlights... hmm..
01-12-07, 03:32 PM
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I'm having a issue with my 1985 gsl-se. Before yesterday it was running well and didnt have any problems to be concerned about. So heres the story...
I got this job in downtown los angeles and commute with my 7 to work. There were no problems, everything was fine. So i find parking after like 10 minutes of searching, head to work and when i get my break i decide to get a parking permitt inside the arking structure the employes use. So i hurry and get the permitt, drive the car in the structure and find parking on the 3rd floor, and because i was in a hurry to head back to work i left the electic cooling fan for the engine on (i guess my 7 has an aftermarket fan that you turn on with a switch on the dashboard). This was at 9:35AM, i get back to my car after work at 3:00PM, and noticed that i left the fan on but the light nor the fan was turning anymore... and thats when i felt like the biggest retard in the world and sighed.... then knew i killed the battery. I try the lights but nothing, then try starting the car to double check and yup, it was dead.
So i get hold of some jumper cables and ask someone in a parking sturcture if they can give me a jump start. after a couple of minutes the cars headlights started turning on fairly bright. But the engine fan wasnt turning on with the hand switch and the headlights werent retracting anymore. So i call my roadside assistance and they try... but nothing, and tried another battery and nothing... it was getting pretty late and i had school so i head home with a friend and come back afterwards to try and figure something out...
so now i know its not the battery, the battery cables are a little dusty but nothing too be concerned about and i check the fuse box and found a few burnt chips with two 15amps, one 20 amps. Could leaving the engine fan on burn out some of the fuse box chips? i guess im kind of lost in the situation.
any of you know what i can try? or what it can not be. the dashboard lights dont turn on either, only the headlights... hmm..
I got this job in downtown los angeles and commute with my 7 to work. There were no problems, everything was fine. So i find parking after like 10 minutes of searching, head to work and when i get my break i decide to get a parking permitt inside the arking structure the employes use. So i hurry and get the permitt, drive the car in the structure and find parking on the 3rd floor, and because i was in a hurry to head back to work i left the electic cooling fan for the engine on (i guess my 7 has an aftermarket fan that you turn on with a switch on the dashboard). This was at 9:35AM, i get back to my car after work at 3:00PM, and noticed that i left the fan on but the light nor the fan was turning anymore... and thats when i felt like the biggest retard in the world and sighed.... then knew i killed the battery. I try the lights but nothing, then try starting the car to double check and yup, it was dead.
So i get hold of some jumper cables and ask someone in a parking sturcture if they can give me a jump start. after a couple of minutes the cars headlights started turning on fairly bright. But the engine fan wasnt turning on with the hand switch and the headlights werent retracting anymore. So i call my roadside assistance and they try... but nothing, and tried another battery and nothing... it was getting pretty late and i had school so i head home with a friend and come back afterwards to try and figure something out...
so now i know its not the battery, the battery cables are a little dusty but nothing too be concerned about and i check the fuse box and found a few burnt chips with two 15amps, one 20 amps. Could leaving the engine fan on burn out some of the fuse box chips? i guess im kind of lost in the situation.
any of you know what i can try? or what it can not be. the dashboard lights dont turn on either, only the headlights... hmm..
01-12-07, 03:48 PM
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yes, the engine will not attempt to turn over, nor will any other lights in the dash or engine fan turn on same with the power windows. only the headlights.
well i picked up a fuse kit, ill go replace them as needed. is it a fuse problem?
well i picked up a fuse kit, ill go replace them as needed. is it a fuse problem?
01-12-07, 03:59 PM
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yes, the engine will not attempt to turn over, nor will any other lights in the dash or engine fan turn on same with the power windows. only the headlights.
well i picked up a fuse kit, ill go replace them as needed. is it a fuse problem?
well i picked up a fuse kit, ill go replace them as needed. is it a fuse problem?
01-12-07, 05:02 PM
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hmm sounds easy. so even though we tried jump starting the car, the battery was just completely dead and needed a recharge then ey? and the other battery i pulled out my other car and swaped for the rx7 battery? maybe that one might have been low, i doubt it but im open to anything right now. i hope thats it or else im going to be in a world of hurt.
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01-12-07, 07:15 PM
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hmm sounds easy. so even though we tried jump starting the car, the battery was just completely dead and needed a recharge then ey? and the other battery i pulled out my other car and swaped for the rx7 battery? maybe that one might have been low, i doubt it but im open to anything right now. i hope thats it or else im going to be in a world of hurt.
Go back to checking the fusable links in the engine bay.
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