Dead '08 (no electrical)
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Melting Slicks
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Dead '08 (no electrical)
My car is dead in a parking lot. No electrical power whatsoever.
I am guessing battery short. I'll grab my multimeter and see.
Otherwise a ground or is there a main fuse or relay?
I had no luck with the search function. Advice appreciated.
I am guessing battery short. I'll grab my multimeter and see.
Otherwise a ground or is there a main fuse or relay?
I had no luck with the search function. Advice appreciated.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
It wouldn't jump. I took battery back to Autozone they said good: 12.7v. Took it back to the car and it had enough power to run the seat and light, hit the starter and CLICK, no electrical power. I took it back to see if there were any amps in the battery. They don't know how to load test it, so it's on the bench tonight.
Hopefully I can get a full battery test tomorrow when the morning crew gets there.
I am perplexed. Car was fine. I stopped to get dinner take out and went to start it and CLICK. Absolutely no power. No even a dome light. Obviously I don't want it towed, particularly if it's a battery.
I am inclined to agree that it's a battery or loose ground.
I have no idea where the ground is on the car.
Hopefully I can get a full battery test tomorrow when the morning crew gets there.
I am perplexed. Car was fine. I stopped to get dinner take out and went to start it and CLICK. Absolutely no power. No even a dome light. Obviously I don't want it towed, particularly if it's a battery.
I am inclined to agree that it's a battery or loose ground.
I have no idea where the ground is on the car.
Last edited by LowRyter; Aug 2, 2017 at 10:13 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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If it isn't the battery I would guess the ground has lost connection. I don't know where the ground connects. I don't know if there is another connection, link or fuse that would kill all power.
I am inclined towards the battery since it's new and I got a nano second of power when I reinstalled it before it went totally dead again.
I am inclined towards the battery since it's new and I got a nano second of power when I reinstalled it before it went totally dead again.
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OK, In the light of day it was the ground. The ground connector to the battery.
It's a funky connector with a plastic case around it but it doesn't clamp tight. It had just a thin ring of corrosion inside it (that'll do it). I scraped it off and reinstalled it. Works now. Got home and sprayed that red stuff on the cable end.
Don't know why it doesn't clamp tight no mater how hard I screwed it.
Thanks for all your comments against all my BS to get there.
It's a funky connector with a plastic case around it but it doesn't clamp tight. It had just a thin ring of corrosion inside it (that'll do it). I scraped it off and reinstalled it. Works now. Got home and sprayed that red stuff on the cable end.
Don't know why it doesn't clamp tight no mater how hard I screwed it.
Thanks for all your comments against all my BS to get there.
Last edited by LowRyter; Aug 3, 2017 at 10:49 AM.
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OK, In the light of day it was the ground. The ground connector to the battery.
It's a funky connector with a plastic case around it but it doesn't clamp tight. It had just a thin ring of corrosion inside it (that'll do it). I scraped it off and reinstalled it. Works now. Got home and sprayed that red stuff on the cable end.
Don't know why it doesn't clamp tight no mater how hard I screwed it.
Thanks for all your comments against all my BS to get there.
It's a funky connector with a plastic case around it but it doesn't clamp tight. It had just a thin ring of corrosion inside it (that'll do it). I scraped it off and reinstalled it. Works now. Got home and sprayed that red stuff on the cable end.
Don't know why it doesn't clamp tight no mater how hard I screwed it.
Thanks for all your comments against all my BS to get there.
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The bottom of the battery cable nut is what EVRose is referencing.
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Were it me, I would just go down to my local auto parts store and get a universal cable terminal for $2, snip the old one off and put the new one on.
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Thanks, I'll go to Ace and look through their nuts and bolts. If I can't find the a nut, I'll look for a conical spacer or flatten a spacer in my vice to get it to wedge in there.
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