electrical prob
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: wash. dc
electrical prob
i had my dash apart to fix some gauges and after i put it back together and started it the interior lights wanted to stay on, i fiddled with the **** and they went out but the next day when i went out to crank it there was no juice,,,what did i do? and where should i check?
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Ontario
Sounds like a power line is shorted to ground which drained your battery. Most likely a line that is 'hot at all times' since it happenned with your car off. The place to look is where you last did electrical work.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 7,720
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From: Chattanooga TN
Either you have a bad headlight switch or you have a pinched and shorted ground for the courtesy lights. GM courtesy lights have 12v to the orange wire always. You get the ground with door open or headlight switch through the white wire.
