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Old 05-19-2009, 04:31 AM
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so today my cars battery decidied to die on me. well i have no jumper cables with me. so a man who does stops to help me. well i was on the phone at the time and he just hooked up everything himself well when he did the car jumped off but then my gauges didnt work and neither did my radio. does anyone know what this could be? the car runs and i still have my voltmeter and oil pressure but no tach, speedo, temp, fuel and no lights come on like SES, skip shift......i checked all the fuses in the ccar and they are all fine plzz plzz help.
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Have you checked the fuses in the end of the dash as well as the ones under the hood?
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Maybe it just needs a relearn. And I'll bet both your alternator & battery are bad. Get them checked at AutoZone.
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the engine grounds will cause premature failure mine where causeing all kinds of issue on my 98 untill I made some 0 gauge ones with some amp wire




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