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SxMachine · 08-01-2005, 04:00 AM

First off i installed a amp and sub into the car ran it for a few minutes (without car fully started) and it was fine. Shut car off 4 about a hour or 2 came back and the whole cabin was dead car won't even start. No power cept for a blinkin dash light or 2. Disconnected amp power wires (undid every stereo component i had just tinkered with) and charged battery over night. Still nothin, except now the radio comes on, but i still have no spark and barely any cabin power at all. Any ideas on what i should look for. My fuses r fine except for one that keeps sparking everytime i push it in, but it doesn't blow out. Need a little assistance please.

SHIFT_control · 08-01-2005, 11:20 AM

you have a short to ground somewhere in the new wiring... possibly by the batt cables?

SxMachine · 08-01-2005, 05:17 PM

Thanks, i managed to find the ground causing all the trouble. It was a small crack on the underside of my neg battery term. Couldn't be seen from the top. I wonder tho if that is what kept causing my dash (clock, radio, and seatbelts) to short out. Not to mention my sparking fuse box. I'll see soon enough.

08-01-2005, 04:00 AM	#1
SxMachine Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jerzie2Atl, Ga Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1990S13:Serious cabin electrical issues First off i installed a amp and sub into the car ran it for a few minutes (without car fully started) and it was fine. Shut car off 4 about a hour or 2 came back and the whole cabin was dead car won't even start. No power cept for a blinkin dash light or 2. Disconnected amp power wires (undid every stereo component i had just tinkered with) and charged battery over night. Still nothin, except now the radio comes on, but i still have no spark and barely any cabin power at all. Any ideas on what i should look for. My fuses r fine except for one that keeps sparking everytime i push it in, but it doesn't blow out. Need a little assistance please. __________________ 91 Bmw 318is 90 S13 (sr20det) Last edited by SxMachine; 08-01-2005 at 04:28 AM..

08-01-2005, 11:20 AM	#2
SHIFT_control Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Golden Posts: 110 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you have a short to ground somewhere in the new wiring... possibly by the batt cables? __________________ '93 Pathfinder SE daily driver '93 HB blue (under construction) '89 Celica GTS RIP

08-01-2005, 05:17 PM	#3
SxMachine Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jerzie2Atl, Ga Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks, i managed to find the ground causing all the trouble. It was a small crack on the underside of my neg battery term. Couldn't be seen from the top. I wonder tho if that is what kept causing my dash (clock, radio, and seatbelts) to short out. Not to mention my sparking fuse box. I'll see soon enough. __________________ 91 Bmw 318is 90 S13 (sr20det)