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> car dead, now what?
SirAndy
post Aug 4 2007, 04:37 PM
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last night i went to start up my car, i turned the key (gauge lights come on), i try to start her and everything went dead.

gauge lights went out, no starter, nothing. tried the blinkers, horn etc. nada.

so i think the battery might be dead, take a voltmeter to the posts, ~13V. hmmmm ...

now what?
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post Aug 5 2007, 05:58 PM
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Might as well replace the switch while you have a loaner...
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SirAndy   car dead, now what?   Aug 4 2007, 04:37 PM
Tobra   Short in ignition switch? Maybe something groundi...   Aug 4 2007, 04:42 PM
swl   what happens to the voltage when you try to crank ...   Aug 4 2007, 04:58 PM
McMark   No starter? Did you try the screwdriver trick? T...   Aug 4 2007, 05:07 PM
Spoke   Did you measure voltage at the battery post or the...   Aug 4 2007, 10:00 PM
SirAndy   Did you measure voltage at the battery post or th...   Aug 4 2007, 10:51 PM
Spoke   uhmmmm, like i said, nothing electrical works. n...   Aug 5 2007, 06:35 AM
john rogers   Do you have a kill switch? If so, jumper over the ...   Aug 4 2007, 10:33 PM
Type 4 Unleashed   Sounds like a connection issue, pull the cables an...   Aug 4 2007, 10:58 PM
WaideS   Sounds like a connection issue, pull the cables a...   Aug 4 2007, 11:20 PM
JBart   I had something like that happen to an old jeep I ...   Aug 4 2007, 11:29 PM
swl   You really need to do some measurements with the k...   Aug 5 2007, 05:45 AM
tod914   have a spare volt reg u can swap out andy?   Aug 5 2007, 10:53 AM
JPB   If your battery holds a charge while you hook up a...   Aug 5 2007, 11:19 AM
kwales   This is so catastrophic it has to be simple. It...   Aug 5 2007, 12:19 PM
Brando   Andy, what kind of battery? Gel-cell or lead-and-a...   Aug 5 2007, 04:58 PM
SirAndy   so yesterday afternoon, i go and borrow my friend...   Aug 5 2007, 05:33 PM
Brando   Might as well replace the switch while you have a ...   Aug 5 2007, 05:58 PM
r_towle   loose ground. Not sure where the wiring is going i...   Aug 5 2007, 07:08 PM


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