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Car Died, Need Help
I was driving my car last night, and all of a sudden, the battery drain light came on, and it quit. At the same time, my stereo turned off as well. I tried to start is, but it did nothing, didn't even turn over. All the lights work except the signals and the horn. I checked the fuses and averything, but they are all good. As I was checking the fuses on the fuse block, I noticed that there was a "relay type, cylinder shaped thing", labelled t/delay, and it was really hot, could this be my problem?
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could be
sounds like something shorted out,what kind of car is it?
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It's an '83 Cordoba, w/318 and lean burn ... I am also thinking it's the ignition switch? How do you pull that out?
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maybe the starter-ralay?? my suddenly "jumped" out of the box and earthed the + cable to the starter! all the lights,radio, - all power went out! and when I should try to start again, nothing happend!
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ya, but the thing is that my lights still work... interior lights, guage lights, headlights, highbeams, etc. It just doesn't turn over, radio won't turn on, and the signal lights don't work. This is my daily driver, and I live on an acherage, so I'm kinda stranded until it's fixed.
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test probe
Start at the battery,and stick the pointed end through the insulation on the wires.Go to where the light does not lite and backtrack to the the connection just before it and there is your open spot. Could be fusable link or just something loose,mabeye at the firewall plug.look for melted stuff.
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i checked the fuse links, they're fine , what's goin on? This is driving me crazy! I'm still thinkin it's the ignition swich, how do i ge at it?
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the column
Its in the column,steering wheel first,then the light assy,is it a tilt?are things coming apart causing a loose wheel?Keep poking wires up the column to see if the switch is working.You can do it.
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light bulbs work until zero volts. electronics quit working about 10.8 volts. if you didn't notice your voltage dropping, it could be quite possible that your alt or voltage regulator has gone bad. charge your battery, or with just a set of jumper cables, once your batt voltage is above 12v, you might see that everything will work just fine.
or, look for a blown fuesable link |
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mabeye
run a toggle to the ignition to get going,not a good idea.
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