electricals died !!
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Topic: electricals died !!
Posted By: Rob N.
Subject: electricals died !!
Date Posted: 28 February 2015 at 6:42pm
| hi , I know that you haven't heard or seen me for some time , but I was trying to get my blue 87 GT up and running. I had it running in the fall and put a fuel stabilized in the tank. ran it for a while then parked it for the winter. So today it would turn over but not start. I checked inside the distributor and it was all rusty, so I put in my spare one that was all nice and clean, made sure it was is the right spot for meshing the gear, Well it turned over and almost started , then the whole electrical system went dead!! no fuses blown, battery has a good charge, I don't know about the inline fuses , but what the heck would make that happen?? the computer ?? HELP!!!!!!! |
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Posted By: Fieroman88
Date Posted: 01 March 2015 at 9:49pm
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Hey Rob. Dave or the Doctor will certainly jump in on this
one, but until they do, you'll have to get a meter and start testing. First though, see if you have power at the ignition switch, as I'm sure you've checked power out of the battery. I have the manual if you need it. ------------- Fieroman88 |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 02 March 2015 at 5:44am
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If the majority of everything went dead in one shot - you probably
took out a fusable link. They're over by the battery. Google an image, as it's hard to describe. |
Posted By: Fieroman88
Date Posted: 05 March 2015 at 7:52pm
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Please let us know how you made out. Would
like to see you at a meeting again. ------------- Fieroman88 |
Posted By: Rob N.
Date Posted: 06 March 2015 at 7:29am
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hi, thanks for the comments: I'll be checking the fuseable links near the battery this weekend, I have to store the car away from my house. Why would a major fuseable link blow ?
I checked the usual fuses..nothing. I guess you have to take off the cowing to check the ignition wireing.. I'll keep you posted. |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 06 March 2015 at 8:36am
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Could be just oxidation at the electrical contacts . I
often have to pull the bulbs and fuses out just to clean the contacts from time to time. I have to take my battery disconnect switch apart and clean it sometimes too. It gets wet around these parts so routine maintenance is not usually an option. -------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Rob N.
Date Posted: 11 March 2015 at 12:29pm
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Hi, thanks for all the help. David called as well, but I ran out of time on last Sunday. So this weekend I clean every contact & recheck all the fuseable links.. hope to be there for the meeting..
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Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 12 March 2015 at 6:13am
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Remember that the links are inside a 'tube' and you can't see them.
You have to usually grab the harness (where it goes over the water pump pulley area) and give it a fairly hard tug. Look for things 'stretching' where they wouldn't otherwise. |
Posted By: Rob N.
Date Posted: 22 March 2015 at 2:02pm
| SUCCESS!!!!!! so U realy cleaned all of the connectors on the small distribution block below the multi connector, and was checking the ground straps an the one from the block to the lid bolts looked ok , but when I removed it, it was all corroaded. Cleaned it ,and voila... electricals.. Of course now that I replaced the distributer, my timing is all out of wack.. thanks everyone for your help.!! |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 23 March 2015 at 3:51pm
It's party time  ------------- Johnny-B-Good 
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Posted By: ARTIC-1
Date Posted: 23 March 2015 at 4:21pm
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Great to here that,I just finished a head light motor up front
An gave all the ELE plugs a look over.The rad fans relay and Headlights plugs are some times get a little crusty! LOL. Hope you have a good summer in your Fiero,cheers Joe ------------- SNOW MAN 87-GT/AUTO-2.8_ WHITE 88-TTop/ Duke-2.5. RED |
Posted By: Fieroman88
Date Posted: 23 March 2015 at 8:02pm
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Great. Glad to hear you're up and running. ------------- Fieroman88 |