Weird electrical? issue 2000 LS1 Camaro
Weird electrical? issue 2000 LS1 Camaro I'm looking for some input because this has me thoroughly confused...
I have a stock 2000 Camaro SS M6. I went to start it the other morning and had a half a second of power when I turned the key (lights, dash, radio display all worked) when I went to crack it everything shut off and never came back on.
I tried it again a couple days later to make sure and there was still nothing, I checked the battery and it has 12V, started checking fuses and connections, everything I saw looked good (BTW is there a main fuse or fusible link?). Giving up for the evening I opened the door to lock the car and LIGHTS!! I start the car and the idle is very low almost to the point of stalling. When I rev it the voltage goes up with the RPMS then drops down to about 13.
What could cause this? Could the RPMS be low because it's relearning the idle? Anywhere in particular to look for bad connections that could have caused the initial loss of power?
I plan to take it around the block a few times in the morning to see if I can get it running right again. Thanks in advance.
I have a stock 2000 Camaro SS M6. I went to start it the other morning and had a half a second of power when I turned the key (lights, dash, radio display all worked) when I went to crack it everything shut off and never came back on.
I tried it again a couple days later to make sure and there was still nothing, I checked the battery and it has 12V, started checking fuses and connections, everything I saw looked good (BTW is there a main fuse or fusible link?). Giving up for the evening I opened the door to lock the car and LIGHTS!! I start the car and the idle is very low almost to the point of stalling. When I rev it the voltage goes up with the RPMS then drops down to about 13.
What could cause this? Could the RPMS be low because it's relearning the idle? Anywhere in particular to look for bad connections that could have caused the initial loss of power?
I plan to take it around the block a few times in the morning to see if I can get it running right again. Thanks in advance.
Update:
Went to try the car this morning, interior lights came on when I opened the door... I turned the key and it almost cranked but then everything shut off again. I hooked my trickle charger up and left it there for a few hours until it was charged. Still nothing, no power whatsoever.
Went to try the car this morning, interior lights came on when I opened the door... I turned the key and it almost cranked but then everything shut off again. I hooked my trickle charger up and left it there for a few hours until it was charged. Still nothing, no power whatsoever.
The battery doesnt look very old, no date on it. I've only had the car for a few months. I did try jumping it but that didn't help, multimeter is showing 12V, I hooked it up to my battery tender and let it charge just to be sure.. still nothing . I'm going to double check some connections, hopefully I'll find something.
Solved!
I took the positive battery connection off and the original battery bolt was stripped not allowing the a good connection. I replaced the bolt and snugged it up squarely and I'm back to normal.
I took the positive battery connection off and the original battery bolt was stripped not allowing the a good connection. I replaced the bolt and snugged it up squarely and I'm back to normal.
