2kwik4u

Ok so I go out to start the car to go home for lunch. I turn the key hear a "click" and then I get nothing. I have no electrical accessories at all. No door buzzer, No flip up headlights, No starter, Nothing I mean absolutly nothing!

No i have checked the under hood Fuses located next to the left shock tower. I took each one out and put it back, Except the 80amp one which I could not get out of its socket

What else I should check? Have I fried part of my car??? I looked at the fuse panel inside the car but saw nothing (couldn't pull out the fuses anyway without pliers). I read over the description of the fuses on the box cover and none of them looked to be for the entire car

Please help!!!

Thanks in advance

Mike D

jimmyv13

The 80A main fuse is bolted into the socket. You should be able to see throught the top of it to see if it's fried or not. This is the fuse that controls everything in the car.

2kwik4u

Thanks for the quick response.

How can I tell if it is fried? How the heck do you get it out? and where the heck can I find a new one??? And what would have caused this one to blow???

Thanks again for the info

Mike D

jimmyv13

Look on the side of the fuse block and you should see a bolt right under where the fuse slides into its socket. Remove this bolt and the fuse will come out. There should be a window on top, look to see if there is a piece of metal connecting the two sides together or not, kinda like a bridge.
Take the fuse to any auto parts store and match it up.
As to why it would blow, I have no idea.

2kwik4u

Cool thanks. I will look into why it blew, as for looking at it throughthe window on top. All I see is white plastic??? Just like the others??

Mike D

jimmyv13

Sorry about that. All of the fuses in my car have a clear top so I can see if it's blown or not.

2kwik4u

No prob, But the top is clear. It ishte part inside that looks like it should be metal (Like a regular fuse) is actually white. Anyway I will check that tonight and see what happens Hopefully that will fix it.

Scott 89t2

is youy battery dead?... leave the lights on? check to make sure you battery cables are on and tight.

hypntyz7

IF that 80 A fuse is blowing you have a major short somewhere, something grounding out. The only time one evr blew on me, I had a starter power wire momentarily grounding to the steering column, which had rubbed off some insulation.

IF it is the fuse blown, and you just need tog et home, get a screwdriver or knife and pry off the plastic cap. Bend the edges of the electrode together real wll, adn take her on home. IF its not shorting ut really bad, you should be able to make it fine.

2kwik4u

Checked and checked no prob with the battery.

I will look under the Dash tongiht and see what I can see. I will also check the wiringon my amp and see if myabe that has caused something to blow!

Thanks for pointing me inthe right direction fellas! ANd another big thanks for the speedy responses!!!

Mike D

jimmyv13

Don't you have an inline fuse in your amp wiring? If not, then you should.

2kwik4u

Yes I have a 25 Amp Fuse about 4 inches away from the battery terminal, I Don't think that is the problem. I think it coul dbe something under the steering column as hypntyz7 had said.

jimmyv13

This happened in my Fiero. I was driving down the interstate when the thing just shut down.... I almost got rear-ended by a truck that was following me. Taillights can't come on with no power. I hated that car, but it was my first two seater and I've never looked back since...2 RX-7's and a 300Z later.

2kwik4u

Ok so I got to tinkering with the car tongiht and foudn the cause to be 2 things.

1. SHIOTY WAL-MART BATTERY--> stupid thing went bad after only 6 months (according to date on side of battery) Wal-mart replaced it free so It can'tbe too bad

2. Loose battery cable--> The Positive battery cable had a nice size gash in it (from what I dunno) but apprantly i wasn't working exactly right (no uncovered wire), But anyway I replaced it and everything seems to be doing good now!!

Now If I can jsut get that flooding controlled then I will be set to have myself a new Daily Driver!!!!