Frustrated
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Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
Frustrated
GOT a short somewhere in my 71 LS5... what would i use and how do i go about tracing it down....hate to have to tow it to a shop for something thats probably pretty simple...help!!!!
Pro
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From: mississauga ON
Originally Posted by brystheguy
Umm, you're going to have to go in to a little more detail if you want any assistance. Lights, stereo, brake lights? What's the problem?
Post some symptoms, and you should get plenty ofgood suggestions.
Drifting
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From: Slidell La
Pull fuses
I would use an ampmeter on the battery.. small enough to see 500 Miliamp draw. Make sure you have everything turned off including lights. Then check for current draw. You should be zero on a 71 except for the radio memory if you have digital memory. You might disconnect the radio also.
Pull the fuses one at a time and check for amp draw. After pulling all the fuses you should at least be able to find the circuit that has the current draw. This will help you to find the problem. good luck.. 99 nassau blue.
Pull the fuses one at a time and check for amp draw. After pulling all the fuses you should at least be able to find the circuit that has the current draw. This will help you to find the problem. good luck.. 99 nassau blue.
Melting Slicks
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From: Eastern US XX
Originally Posted by 71redskin
GOT a short somewhere in my 71 LS5... what would i use and how do i go about tracing it down....hate to have to tow it to a shop for something thats probably pretty simple...help!!!!
about $34.00
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Drifting
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by 71redskin
GOT a short somewhere in my 71 LS5...
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Burning Brakes
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From: wash. dc
frustrated
ok, i pulled the gauge panel to fix the oil and amp gauges... cleaned contacts on amp and replaced oil lines and cleaned fittings and gauge... well after i put it all back together the interior lites stay on so i played with the switch and they went out... turned the car off and the next day had no battery at all... then i replaced the light switch and bought a booster pack...hooked that up to the battery and shorted the booster pack... now i don't know how i will get any draw from anything with no battery...where do i go from here?
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Drifting
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From: Ontario
If no fuses are blown then you probably have a "hot at all times" line shorting to ground. You will probably want to get back into the last area you were working, could be a pinched wire somewhere.
If the car has no power you may have blown your fuseable link, which is basically a fuse that is in line from your starter to the entire car (fuses the hot at all times lines). Trace the wire from your starter to your firewall, you'll see a bump in the wire or firewall, that is the fuseable link.
If the car has no power you may have blown your fuseable link, which is basically a fuse that is in line from your starter to the entire car (fuses the hot at all times lines). Trace the wire from your starter to your firewall, you'll see a bump in the wire or firewall, that is the fuseable link.
