Complete Electrical shutdowm Problem, car died
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Complete Electrical shutdowm Problem, car died
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just finished the interior restoration yesteday. Went for a ride and everthing was fine. I truned it off and now nothing comes on, no lights, wont start, no guages, complete electrical shutdown.
I tried charging the battery and tested with a meter and shows 12 volts. I read there is a circuit breaker that may have to be reset manualy, (I have 1976 corvette)
Prior to driving I changed the front bezel, shifter face plate, all components removed and put back together. When I started it up and went for a drive, everything worked fine, all guages, lights. etc.
Anyone have a clue?
just finished the interior restoration yesteday. Went for a ride and everthing was fine. I truned it off and now nothing comes on, no lights, wont start, no guages, complete electrical shutdown.
I tried charging the battery and tested with a meter and shows 12 volts. I read there is a circuit breaker that may have to be reset manualy, (I have 1976 corvette)
Prior to driving I changed the front bezel, shifter face plate, all components removed and put back together. When I started it up and went for a drive, everything worked fine, all guages, lights. etc.
Anyone have a clue?
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Negative battery ground cable under battery where it attaches to the frame. Do you have 12 volts at the starter solenoid ? Make sure the battery cable connections are clean an actually making connection.
Could be a fusible link
Could be a fusible link
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Not sure, I took a meter under the car and tried to get a reading, red meter wire to red cable and not sure if I am supposed to attach to common ground for balck meter wire or a metal such as frame.
Anyway, didnt get any reading with black meter wire to frame.
Anyway, didnt get any reading with black meter wire to frame.
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If you want to check the ground wire coming off your battery and you have jumper cables. Using only one 1/2 of your cable set connect one jumper cable lead to the neg term on the battery and the other end of the same cable to the frame of the car. If car starts the neg cable connection is bad.
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Thanks, I tried connecting the jumper to the frame with battery stil connected, thinking maybe I should have taken negative wire off. Anyway, I removed the battery and test across battery post, 12.3v. When I connect battery back up to car, and test across posts, no reading. I remove the negative cable and get a reading
Sounds like a short?
Thank you so far
Sounds like a short?
Thank you so far
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Thanks, I tried connecting the jumper to the frame with battery stil connected, thinking maybe I should have taken negative wire off. Anyway, I removed the battery and test across battery post, 12.3v. When I connect battery back up to car, and test across posts, no reading. I remove the negative cable and get a reading
Sounds like a short?
Thank you so far
Sounds like a short?
Thank you so far
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Sorry missed that, I had a chev pk up, I whent to turn it over and the battery cable shorted (i assume broke off while turning over), it melted the whole cable and my batt read 0, funny thing is I had my cell pluged into the lighter and the draw from the short drained my cell batery to 0 also, repaired the short (replaced pos batt cable), had to replace starter and batt. I recharged my cell that was fine...
So now I assume when the car was driven it was running on the alt, or there is could be a major draw, or the car was driven on battery power only and the batt is drained to 0, but if there is a reading with the battery disconected and none with the battery conected i think that would constatute a major draw or short
So now I assume when the car was driven it was running on the alt, or there is could be a major draw, or the car was driven on battery power only and the batt is drained to 0, but if there is a reading with the battery disconected and none with the battery conected i think that would constatute a major draw or short
Last edited by falconview; Sep 13, 2009 at 07:07 PM. Reason: info wrong
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First thanks for the replies to my post. Tomorrow i will take the battery to Autozone and have it tested. Will let you know the results when I have more information.
Please keep the replies coming, need all the help I can get.
Thanks Again, very frustrating.
Please keep the replies coming, need all the help I can get.
Thanks Again, very frustrating.