well friday night Im on a date with this girl and I slightly get on it in first and everythign shuts off. my lights are stuck up even though they are off now, windows stuck down, antenna stuck up etc. nothing electrical works at all... the battery is in the passenger side rear bin so I felt it and it was hot so I disconnected it. I smelt something that smelt like burning something, but it was very faint and I could only smell it when the wind was blowing.

also whenever I try to hook the battery back up it sparks like crazy so I am guessing the main power cable is grounding out somewhere? I havent had a chance to get the car on a lift to check out the batt cable from after where it goes through near where the shifter is, but from the pieces I can see inside it looks fine...

any ideas? hopfully this **** didnt fry my microtec... all fuses/relays etc look ok.. how can I try and diagnose this crap besides looking for a burnt wire or somehting. thanks.

 

why does bad $h*t always happen on dates?

 

no idea.. it sucks though. also my only tv took a crap on my last night as well. Im stuck at home with no car, and no tv. im gonna go crazy!

 

damn....no 7, no tv...your grounded i guess heh...good luck

 

Thats probably one of the best ways to diagnose a problem. My suggestion is by yourself a multimeter and start checking the ohmage from each end of the wires.

 

im looking for low resistance right? very high would mean they are not connected correct? Im gonna borrow my friends multimeter but I dont know how to use it lol.

 

ok well I figured it out. positive lead to the starter had shifted a bit and was contacting the starter housing. bolt broke, so today Im gonna go get it removed so I can reinstall the starter etc.