Flat out DEAD! Try and figure this one out!
Flat out DEAD! Try and figure this one out!
Ran to the store, came out and tried to start the car and click-it lost ALL power. No more clicking, no dash lights, nothing. Try to jump it and the power comes back on but no crank no start. Take the jumper cables off and try to start again, click and no power again. Replaced starter (old one was only 3 months old, same problem)and it happened with the new starter also. In the past 2 months I've put on new distributor, plugs, wires, fuel pump relay. Fuses are good, relays are good, battery is good, no loose grounds. This happened 3 months ago and I got the new starter and the car started and ran great for those three months and all of a sudden this happened again out of the blue. Please give me some ideas b/c I don't know what to check next. Thanks
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Re: Flat out DEAD! Try and figure this one out!
Google how to do voltage drop testing, and do that on pos battery cables and neg cables until you pinpoint the problem.
If you have these battery ends and corroded cables, that's a likely suspect.
If you have these battery ends and corroded cables, that's a likely suspect.
Re: Flat out DEAD! Try and figure this one out!
if your battery is good then all indications point toward a wiring problem/issue, you have a bad/faulty/corroded connection somewhere (or maybe more then one)
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