Electrical glitch, need advice
02-23-10, 05:08 PM
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Electrical glitch, need advice
The car is a 1990 Turbo-II (just purchased)
I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......
This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.
I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.
My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?
I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.
I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......
This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.
I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.
My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?
I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.
02-23-10, 05:41 PM
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The car is a 1990 Turbo-II (just purchased)
I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......
This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.
I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.
My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?
I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.
I just de-greased the engine 4 days ago, and last night my girlfriend left the door ajar so the battery died.......
This morning I push started the car to kick the engine over and charge the battery.......now that the battery is charged I noticed that the voltage gauge stays at 12v even under heavy rev. I am worried that it isnt charging even though it is starting as normal now and came back to life.
I also noticed that now the Warning lights in the center dash are all lit....all of them.
My questions are;
Is this likely to be a fuse? If a fuse goes bad can it cause all of these issues, or should I be looking for a short in the wires? Is it likely that this is 2 problems and its a coincedence that they appeared at the same time?
I am still digging in my garage for the fuse-tester, but I would love any advice in the meen-time that could shorten the search of the problem.
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