Good Lord Help-shorts Ahhhh
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ok guys..to make the long story short...or shorter newayz,.,...i was merging on the freeway...hit the gas pretty hard in first...shifted at lik 6k to second..and motor totally dies..cant restart..pop my hood i see that my efi cop(or com i forgot) was blwon..its the 30a one..so i try to replace it with the headlight 30a since its the same..and that one blows too when i crank it...so basically i kno i have a short somewhere...i believe its gonna be connected to the ecu...couild it possibly be my shitty alarm the previous owner had installed? but the alarm still works..and all the lights will come on..just wont start..ne1 have this ever happen? please help
thanks guys o yea this is a 1988 tii
thanks guys o yea this is a 1988 tii
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Dude, shorts = suck.
Like I told someone else, there are really only 2 ways to find a short.
Method one: Get a schematic and start tracing out from the fuse. Check wires, plugs, etc... This is the preferred method.
Method two: Stick a solid peice of wire in the fuse location, look for smoke. Smoke=short. Now if your fuel pump is causing your problem, this will result in an exploded car. Not the method I prefer nor advocate, but I have used it sucessfully in the past.
I would highly suggest getting friendly with the wiring diagrams..Or wait for HAILERS, he sleeps with those diagrams.
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Like I told someone else, there are really only 2 ways to find a short.
Method one: Get a schematic and start tracing out from the fuse. Check wires, plugs, etc... This is the preferred method.
Method two: Stick a solid peice of wire in the fuse location, look for smoke. Smoke=short. Now if your fuel pump is causing your problem, this will result in an exploded car. Not the method I prefer nor advocate, but I have used it sucessfully in the past.
I would highly suggest getting friendly with the wiring diagrams..Or wait for HAILERS, he sleeps with those diagrams.
Jarrett
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Used this method to find that I fried my starter and the starter lead wires.
Originally posted by J-Rat
Dude, shorts = suck.
Method two: Stick a solid peice of wire in the fuse location, look for smoke. Smoke=short. Now if your fuel pump is causing your problem, this will result in an exploded car. Not the method I prefer nor advocate, but I have used it sucessfully in the past.
Dude, shorts = suck.
Method two: Stick a solid peice of wire in the fuse location, look for smoke. Smoke=short. Now if your fuel pump is causing your problem, this will result in an exploded car. Not the method I prefer nor advocate, but I have used it sucessfully in the past.
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Re: Good Lord Help-shorts Ahhhh
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..so i try to replace it with the headlight 30a since its the same..and that one blows too when i crank it...
..so i try to replace it with the headlight 30a since its the same..and that one blows too when i crank it...
Did the car crank at all when you turned the key, or did it just blow right away?
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it did crank and i think ui heard the starter..and i am actually not sure exactly when the fuse would blow..it make have blown with the key just on the on position..
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aite guys..heres the update...the starter works..i yanked my fuel pump and its not deliversing fuel in the on position..which i believe it should correct? so its somewhere tied to the egi comp fues under the hood and the fuel pump..any i deas where to start looking? im thinkin a relay but not sure.
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ok guys well..i found another problem..it seems that my o2 sensor plug was disconnected from the wire..the wire may have hit a ground and shorted..but i cant believe that that little wire would burn a 30 amp fuse...i am going to check the fuel pum presistor and relay tonite with a voltmeter..any suggestions would be greatly apprecitaed.
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what do you mean my cross? and i if it is on the on position shouldnt it be feeding fuel...not necessarily be pumping to but still feeding fuel? becaus i actually yanked the feed line off the fuel pump and nothing was coming out on the on position.
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