Help, lost all power, no lights, won't start, nothing
03-10-2007, 06:36 AM
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Help, lost all power, no lights, won't start, nothing Here's what happened. Last night I was attempting to clean out the engine bay to make it show ready for the spring. I moved the ground battery cable from the passenger side strut tower to the radiator support. I turned on the lights to check my ground and everything came on and worked great. Well this morning as I was getting ready to leave for work I got in the car, the interior lights came on, put the key in the ignition and turned it to run when I heard a POP and everything went dead. 
I checked the battery, 12.65 volts, checked all the fuses and relays but couldn't find anything. My question is, could not having a good ground fry the starter solenoid causing my car to loose all power? Or did I do the ultimate dumbass mistake and fry the computer? I've never seen one do this just over not having a good ground, it's got me stumped. Any thoughts on what I could look for would be greatly helpful and appreciated. Thanks!
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I checked the battery, 12.65 volts, checked all the fuses and relays but couldn't find anything. My question is, could not having a good ground fry the starter solenoid causing my car to loose all power? Or did I do the ultimate dumbass mistake and fry the computer? I've never seen one do this just over not having a good ground, it's got me stumped. Any thoughts on what I could look for would be greatly helpful and appreciated. Thanks!Mike
03-11-2007, 05:57 AM
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A pop like that is usually a bad connection that causes a lot of heat or a short. Since it worked before I am betting on a bad connection. Check the battery terminals, your revised ground etc.
03-12-2007, 07:41 AM
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It was the ground wire, I pulled and tugged on it for a minute then checked for 12 volts with a multimeter. It was hot, the ground wasn't getting a good connection inside the wire, evidently the wire is broke inside. I replaced it with a new ground and the car started right up. Easy fix, thanks.
03-12-2007, 08:17 AM
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i had the exact same problem with mine, just a pop and it scared the crap out of me, didnt make sense cause when i was fooling around under the hood, a tug of the battery and the door chime kicked back in...loose ground
03-12-2007, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 98-LS1
It was the ground wire, I pulled and tugged on it for a minute then checked for 12 volts with a multimeter. It was hot, the ground wasn't getting a good connection inside the wire, evidently the wire is broke inside. I replaced it with a new ground and the car started right up. Easy fix, thanks.
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Originally Posted by 98-LS1
It was the ground wire, I pulled and tugged on it for a minute then checked for 12 volts with a multimeter. It was hot, the ground wasn't getting a good connection inside the wire, evidently the wire is broke inside. I replaced it with a new ground and the car started right up. Easy fix, thanks.
Recently I bought this Mercedes heater core for my dad's. It was a replacement for its old, damaged one. I panicced when I saw the coolant leaking, i thought it was something very serious. My dad says the heater core needs just needs replacement. Whew!
