Electrical problems (battery connections?)
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Electrical problems (battery connections?)
hey so i have a 1980 rx7, been driving it fine untill i tried to start it up this morning and there was no juice. i jumped it and it turned over but super slowly and not enough to start it, left it, same problem. put a new battery in and had full power to all the accessories but when i went to crank it a puff of smoke came off of the positive connection and i lost all power. unhooked the battery, re hooked it up, have power then tried to start it, same thing happend.. puff of smoke then no power to the car at all unless i re hooked up the terminals. any ideas what could be the problem
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Have heard many stories of mystery electrical gremlins magically disappearing when new battery cables are installed!! If yours might even remotely be the originals I'd swap them out no matter what else you do. A lot of mayhem goes on inside those wires in 30+ years....
Stu Aull
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Stu Aull
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Have heard many stories of mystery electrical gremlins magically disappearing when new battery cables are installed!! If yours might even remotely be the originals I'd swap them out no matter what else you do. A lot of mayhem goes on inside those wires in 30+ years....
Stu Aull
80GS (new cables)
Alaska
Stu Aull
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hey guys thanks for the replies, i replaced the terminals that connect to the battery, and cleaned the connections at the ground and starter and she fired right up.
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