car will not start and odometer will not diplay anything
01-26-2010, 03:39 PM
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car will not start and odometer will not diplay anything So the other day I went to start my 1998 trans am and turned the key to start it and the starter started to engage and then heard something pop and now the car will not start. The odometer wont light up and will not display anything. I've checked every fuse in the two fuse boxes under the hood and the one on the side of the dash and they are all good. The headlights, running lights, and illumination lights on the dash work. When the key is on the run position the blower motor works so I think the ignition switch works. Any input from U guys would be appreciated.
01-27-2010, 09:38 PM
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I had this same problem last summer, my 50amp IGN fuse kept blowing out.
Turns out the short was the metal heat shield above the starter moved its way forward enough to touch the ign wire on the starter - blowing everything out, just like you desribed, when I went to turn the key.
Turns out the short was the metal heat shield above the starter moved its way forward enough to touch the ign wire on the starter - blowing everything out, just like you desribed, when I went to turn the key.
