Electrical Gremlin

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Jan 2, 2002 | 06:42 AM

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Electrical Gremlin

My car started doing something a little weird a few days ago. Every time I start the car now the trip odometer goes to zero and the gauges do a quik full sweep. This only happens when I engage the starter and fire the engine up. If I just turn the accessories on everything is fine...trip odometer reads what was there when I last shut it off and the gauges read what they should. Please help with any info. Thanks

Jan 2, 2002 | 07:02 AM

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Re: Electrical Gremlin

I would check your battery. Sounds like one of the early warning symptoms of a battery going.

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Jan 2, 2002 | 06:17 PM

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Re: Electrical Gremlin

Ive had the same problem before, you might want to check a ground wire on the back of the divers side head, thats atleast where mine is. It was loose and it caused the gauges to go apeshit when i started it up. Justin <img src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" border="0" alt="[jester]" />

Jan 2, 2002 | 09:22 PM

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Josh, welcome to the board.

I hope you get your car fixed. <img src="gr_stretch.gif" border="0">

Jan 3, 2002 | 08:46 AM

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Re: Electrical Gremlin

Thanks for the replies. It ended up being the battery...70bucks down the drain but at least everything works ok now.

Loco, I have been on this board for a while now but I just lurk.

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