What is this?
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Burning Brakes
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From: ANGLETON TX
What is this?
If you look on the back the white line was cut going Through the kick panel down by the driver's door in the driver side doesn't look like it went anywhere as there is not a following white wire going anywhere to the back now the car won't start
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
That relay and the crimp connectors are not stock to the car...someone did that to it so I guess start tracing where the wires go what did they do as we have no clue what the person did that modded it
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It certainly COULD be what's keeping your car from starting.
Looks like someone possibly added a starter cut relay for a security.
Look closely at the relay- the wire connected to "30" and the connected to "87."
Take those two wires and connect them together- what that will do is bypass the relay.
And if it was installed to "kill" the starter- problem is solved.
Richard
Looks like someone possibly added a starter cut relay for a security.
Look closely at the relay- the wire connected to "30" and the connected to "87."
Take those two wires and connect them together- what that will do is bypass the relay.
And if it was installed to "kill" the starter- problem is solved.
Richard
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Burning Brakes
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From: ANGLETON TX
ok thx yes I was doing some wire clean up and it had some aftermarket 80s alarm on it...not to mention a linear amp wired to stereo in center console...no cb not looks like any was evr installed????? lol go figure
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Those relays are used for starters, fuel pumps and air conditioning but I don't think on C3's. Does the engine turn over with the starter but not start (fuel pump on later C3's) or does it not turn over at all? I'm no electrical wizard but does the metal mounting tab also act as a ground and it is not connected?
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From: Eustis ( Area 51 Bat Cave ) Fl
Those relays are used for starters, fuel pumps and air conditioning but I don't think on C3's. Does the engine turn over with the starter but not start (fuel pump on later C3's) or does it not turn over at all? I'm no electrical wizard but does the metal mounting tab also act as a ground and it is not connected?
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks I stuck those two wires together and it started right up now I just gotta figure out where the other two wires go and if it's safe to take them off and disconnect them from wherever they go I hate missing with wires especially when people have gone in and mess with factory wiring
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Thanks I stuck those two wires together and it started right up now I just gotta figure out where the other two wires go and if it's safe to take them off and disconnect them from wherever they go I hate missing with wires especially when people have gone in and mess with factory wiring
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Thanks I stuck those two wires together and it started right up now I just gotta figure out where the other two wires go and if it's safe to take them off and disconnect them from wherever they go I hate missing with wires especially when people have gone in and mess with factory wiring
Just an educated guess- those wires looked to be from a "Code-Alarm" ( or dealer branded "Chapman") security system.
The relay was switched +12v from the brain- so if you've removed that should be OK. If not - just wrap them w/ electrical tape till you get the chance to trace them back and completely remove them.
Richard