 Woke the car up after a winters nap, New and fun electrical issues! |
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| championgt1 |
 Feb 18 2011, 05:11 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore!  Group: Members Posts: 2,681 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
It was not raining today, so I decided to wake the car up from its 4 month long nap. Started up fine and noticed that the heater fan and the windshield wipers were not working. Whatever, took it for about a 30 minute drive with no other issues. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
This is were it gets wierd. Got home and had it running in the drive way when all of a sudden the alternator light comes on. At that point the gas gauge, volt gauge, and temp gauge all read 0. The tach also reads 0, eventhough the car is settled at a nice 1000 rpm idle. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) So, anyone have any ideas on things to check? Yes, I checked all the fuses and they are good. What else should I be looking for? |
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| bembry |
Feb 18 2011, 05:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 29-July 05 From: Bakersfield, CA Member No.: 4,499 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Mouse damage?
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| Rod |
Feb 18 2011, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
Earths next to fuseboard?
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| championgt1 |
Feb 18 2011, 10:23 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,681 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(bembry @ Feb 18 2011, 03:13 PM)  Mouse damage? Nope! No rodent damage. |
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| Spoke |
Feb 18 2011, 10:37 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 7,169 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Check fuses, grounds. Check voltages at the fuses on the tab side, not the fuse. fuse tabs can oxidize when sitting and even though they look like they're connected, the oxidation will cause an open circuit. Spin the fuses too.
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