Semi work safe
08-20-2009, 08:57 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
what are you talking about?
it's not tied in .. unless you mean the starter solenoid relay connection on the right fenderwell ...
it's got to be ground ...
http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/...ad.php?t=38784
it's not tied in .. unless you mean the starter solenoid relay connection on the right fenderwell ...
it's got to be ground ...
http://powerstrokenation.com/forums/...ad.php?t=38784
In other words, those small wires make everything work.
08-20-2009, 08:59 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
OK let me walk through this since I got you two here ...
My thoughts are either the new ends I had the guy put on the grounds suck, or when I butt-connected the wire I accidentally cut that runs from the relay to the starter solenoid it came undone while running the cables ... but would that cause no power anywhere? I still get 13 volts at the starter itself ... I should check ohm's of all the cables huh
My thoughts are either the new ends I had the guy put on the grounds suck, or when I butt-connected the wire I accidentally cut that runs from the relay to the starter solenoid it came undone while running the cables ... but would that cause no power anywhere? I still get 13 volts at the starter itself ... I should check ohm's of all the cables huh
08-20-2009, 09:00 AM
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08-20-2009, 09:04 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
I'm thinking your underhood light should work regardless of any small wires running to your ignition switch. There should be a main feed to your fuse box. Make sure there is power there. If there is, you have a bad ground.
08-20-2009, 09:04 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
OK let me walk through this since I got you two here ...
My thoughts are either the new ends I had the guy put on the grounds suck, or when I butt-connected the wire I accidentally cut that runs from the relay to the starter solenoid it came undone while running the cables ... but would that cause no power anywhere? I still get 13 volts at the starter itself ... I should check ohm's of all the cables huh
My thoughts are either the new ends I had the guy put on the grounds suck, or when I butt-connected the wire I accidentally cut that runs from the relay to the starter solenoid it came undone while running the cables ... but would that cause no power anywhere? I still get 13 volts at the starter itself ... I should check ohm's of all the cables huh
Before I go on asumtions, you aren't getting power anywhere, correct? No radio, door chime, etc, etc?
08-20-2009, 09:05 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
Thats what's throwing me off .. I don't see how both could be bad ... Unless the guy that put the new ends on my grounds sucks that bad
08-20-2009, 09:06 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
Dude, unless he crimped the new cable ends completely over the insulation that isn't it. Do you really think that band new 00 cables have enough resistance to cause the vehicle to be completely dead? There is a wire that feeds into the vehicle body harness. My $ is on that wire not getting power to the vehicle body harness. No power there and the truck will be dead. Like the guy on PSN said it doesn't matter if you have power to the big wires at the starter solenoid (relay), if the ignition switch isn't sending power to the little wires to activate the relay it isn't going to do ****.
Before I go on asumtions, you aren't getting power anywhere, correct? No radio, door chime, etc, etc?
Before I go on asumtions, you aren't getting power anywhere, correct? No radio, door chime, etc, etc?
08-20-2009, 09:06 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
I can help you here more than those crusty old guys can. They aren't good for **** unless they have had the exact same problem as you.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
08-20-2009, 09:07 AM
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08-20-2009, 09:08 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
I can help you here more than those crusty old guys can. They aren't good for **** unless they have had the exact same problem as you.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
08-20-2009, 09:09 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
I can help you here more than those crusty old guys can. They aren't good for **** unless they have had the exact same problem as you.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
The underhood light turns off on my truck after like 10 or 15 minutes. If you lock and unlock the truck with the key fob it comes back on. Also when you remove both batteries and hook them backup, it does not come on until you cycle the door locks. I just noticed that a couple weeks ago when I replaced both batteries.
Ah that I did not know ... well then the power door locks didn't work and when I opened the door no interior light either and absolutely nothing when I turned the key on
08-20-2009, 09:09 AM
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Re: Semi work safe
Completely dead=the body harness wire wasn't hooked up. You know that there is more to hook up to the battery than the starter and the ground right? The wires hook up to the passenger battery.
08-20-2009, 09:09 AM
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