electrical help!
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johnny
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Pittsburg Kansas
electrical help!
hey everyone, im drivin an N/A 89 gtu. heres what happened, the other nite i went to eat, got back in my car went to start it and NOTHING happened. no dash lights no headlights no attempt of a start...so i towed it home with my friends truck. jump start obviously didnt work i had battery checked and it's strong no blown fuses so im gonna go ahead and assume its a bad battery ground?
help me out guys thanks
help me out guys thanks
Smoke moar
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: The yay, California
maybe the key switch went bad, I'd look if theres power there first
download a copy of the fsm and look in the electrical section you can fallow the circuits... wont be a quick process, have some beers and take time at it
download a copy of the fsm and look in the electrical section you can fallow the circuits... wont be a quick process, have some beers and take time at it
HAILERS
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From: FORT WORTH, TEXAS,USA
Headligts are not controlled by the ignition switch, so that can't be the problem.
I'd say bad battery but more likely one of the battery terminals is corroded or unfit for duty in some other way. The battery ground goes to the starters long attach bolt and it's unlikely it suddenly fell off. Same with the battery positive terminal just falling off the starter solenoid.
The battery positve post has two cables. One is smaller and IT feeds the engine bay fuse box. If it is not making a good connection at the front of the engine bay fuse box, that could cause no headlights etc. Or making no contact with the battery positive terminal. See FSM and the wiring diagrams and you'll see that the above makes sense.
I'd say bad battery but more likely one of the battery terminals is corroded or unfit for duty in some other way. The battery ground goes to the starters long attach bolt and it's unlikely it suddenly fell off. Same with the battery positive terminal just falling off the starter solenoid.
The battery positve post has two cables. One is smaller and IT feeds the engine bay fuse box. If it is not making a good connection at the front of the engine bay fuse box, that could cause no headlights etc. Or making no contact with the battery positive terminal. See FSM and the wiring diagrams and you'll see that the above makes sense.
HAILERS
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From: FORT WORTH, TEXAS,USA
Or go to the engine bay fuse box. Pull any fuse in there, matters not which. Then put your digital meter negative lead on the battery neg post and the meters positive lead on either of the two blades where you pulled that fuse out. ONE of the two should show batt power. the most fwd one I believe.
If no power is there, then the smaller wire on the batt positive post is not feeding the engine bay fuse box. Hence no headlights.
If no power is there, then the smaller wire on the batt positive post is not feeding the engine bay fuse box. Hence no headlights.
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johnny
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Pittsburg Kansas
thanks guys nothings happened yet i have had literaaly next to no time to work on it butt i have an autocross in 2 weeks so i definatly need to get on it! ha i wonder if just seeing if my buddies battery wood work? if that doesnt then ill go to next step thx again guys
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