Electical Problem??
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Electical Problem??
The corvette in question in a 1980 350. I park the car one day and the next day i try to start it and I get nothing. No interior lights no clicking just nothing. I tried to jump it and nothing. Im not quite sure what is going on with this.
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Start with this. Remove the battery and take it to get tested. Before you put the battery back in, or a new one back in, get the alternator checked to make sure it's functioning properly.
You could have many things causing this problem. A short, a bad alternator, a bad battery, etc. Good luck.
You could have many things causing this problem. A short, a bad alternator, a bad battery, etc. Good luck.
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How old is the battery?
Check the grounding location from the battery to the chassis. If that cable is original then I would recommend you replace it.
Have the alternator checked for proper output.
If the above items check out good then you likely have an open circuit someplace that is grounded out sucking all the juice from the system. May be a relay or wire that needs attention.
Check the grounding location from the battery to the chassis. If that cable is original then I would recommend you replace it.
Have the alternator checked for proper output.
If the above items check out good then you likely have an open circuit someplace that is grounded out sucking all the juice from the system. May be a relay or wire that needs attention.
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Alright so I went to see what I could figure out and I took a look at my starter solenoid. One of the wires looks like it was cut!! It didn't look like a break but a clean cut! So i pig tailed the ends together and then went to go check it the car would turn on. everything turned back on and this made me happy. So I go to crank it and all that I hear is a buzzing sound that sounds like its coming from around the engine. Does anybody know what this can be? Do you think the battery isnt putting out enough power?
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So now that Ive connected that wire running to the starter solenoid it only starts if I jump it with another car. Ive left it running for a while and even drove around for a while. But still the voltmeter stays in the red. To me it sounds like either a bad alternator or a bad battery, but do you guys think it can be anything else? This problem only showed up when i found the broken wire.
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So now that Ive connected that wire running to the starter solenoid it only starts if I jump it with another car. Ive left it running for a while and even drove around for a while. But still the voltmeter stays in the red. To me it sounds like either a bad alternator or a bad battery, but do you guys think it can be anything else? This problem only showed up when i found the broken wire.
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Yeah i drove it around quite a bit and let it run for a good 10 minutes and it didn't charge at all. Ill run and get a voltmeter later and check the battery though.