Electrical Grimlins
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Ok well...I went to test drive another Corvette for a Forum member...
I don't think my car liked it very much. My electrical system took a dump. My dash died and i slowly watched my voltage drop to 8.5 volts at which all the dash quit working. I was able to continue driving home where my car died in the driveway. Any ideas?
I don't think my car liked it very much. My electrical system took a dump. My dash died and i slowly watched my voltage drop to 8.5 volts at which all the dash quit working. I was able to continue driving home where my car died in the driveway. Any ideas?
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Well, it looks like one of the power leads to my starter broke off.
Now the next challenge is figuring out how far down the wire is rotten, and the easiest place to change. This wire goes straight into a near by wiring harness.
Chris
Now the next challenge is figuring out how far down the wire is rotten, and the easiest place to change. This wire goes straight into a near by wiring harness.
Chris
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Simular thing happened to my wife's minivan. The new Delco battery leaked acid and it traveled right down the power lead to the starter. They had to replace the starter, power cable, and battery.... all under warranty. 
Good luck with yours. 
Good luck with yours.
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Easy fix, it was a 10 guage wire...not the biggest wire, but the second of the three wires going to my starter. It was somewhat corroded and rotten for about 3 inches...I cut and butt spliced a few more inches of new wire in.
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Originally Posted by YELLOHHH
Impossible. Corvettes never have electrical problmes. 
Sounded like an alternator to me, but it seems you've found the problem.
Sounded like an alternator to me, but it seems you've found the problem.
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Originally Posted by DeeGee
Any idea what caused the corrosion?
Honestly i have no idea, but i'm just going to leave it to a mixture of living in a cocoa beach for a year + heat + age. I've got 126,000 miles on the car.
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Originally Posted by connecticut
next time lets get these probs fixed a little quicker, lol
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Originally Posted by Stangkiller
Easy fix, it was a 10 guage wire...not the biggest wire, but the second of the three wires going to my starter. It was somewhat corroded and rotten for about 3 inches...I cut and butt spliced a few more inches of new wire in.
Chris
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