No electrical power
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1st Gear
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No electrical power
I had a low end miss, one day the miss was really bad to the point the car died. since then I have no electrical power. only the headlights work. No ignition, no fuel, no dinger when key is in, no power to windows.
Zen Vet Master Level VII
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Southlake, TX
Thanks for your post.
We need WAY more information to help.
What year is the car?
What engine do you have?
Also, "misses" or "skips" will rarely kill the engine. Can you provide more detail on the symptoms?
Have you tried to fix anything? Charge the battery, check fuses, fusible links, relays?
More information please!
We need WAY more information to help.
What year is the car?
What engine do you have?
Also, "misses" or "skips" will rarely kill the engine. Can you provide more detail on the symptoms?
Have you tried to fix anything? Charge the battery, check fuses, fusible links, relays?
More information please!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2016
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From: Fitzwilliam New Hampshire
You could clean and then tighten the battery cables and check the cable ends at starter and neg. Making sure the plastic battery cable ends do not interfear with good connection at battery.
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: indy indiana
wondering if the car wasn't running on battery power till it used it up..alternater failure? try charging it, if it starts , check your electrical out put on the dash gauge if nothing else. best of luck
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: Columbia South Carolina
Yeah but he says that nothing else works including the motor EXCEPT the headlights. Bad battery wouldn't do that.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2017
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From: Diamondhead Mississippi
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It might be at the block near the battery where all of the fusible link circuits are attached. That could cause the problem if the line feeding the lights was still connected ok but the others were loose or corroded.
