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!!!Electrical Problem!!! Pls Help

Old Aug 22, 2003 | 08:10 AM
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!!!Electrical Problem!!! Pls Help

The car won't start! I parked it, then, the next minute, tried to start again and nothing. I took off the positve and put it back on and it started... Then I tried to start again and nothing.

New battery, I changed the Ignition Switch', Spark plugs have been changed about 2 months ago.
Today I will change all the fuses.
I know I have a short somewhere. My right-side brake light keeps on going out when I step on the brake. When I step on the brake, the radio light and the clock goes off.

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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 08:58 AM
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What are the fuses under the car? Should I change them too?
Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:06 AM
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You didn't elaborate HOW your car doesn't start: Cranks over but doesn't start or "click" and no cranking over, etc.

Sounds like you have a bad connections or low battery with the limited info you've given. You need to solve your short too.
Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:14 AM
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Nothing clicks or cranks. It just starts when it wants to.
My battery is about 3 months old. I tried boosting the battery but that didn't help.
Old Aug 22, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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Definitely a wiring problem from the brake light symptom. Tell us what's been done electrically on the car. New alarm system? New stereo? New amp in the trunk with a sub? Something was done to cause a short somewhere. Look at any new electrical gizmos to get to the culprit.

Also there are no fuses under the car, only in the car by the driver's left foot, and some realys and other fuses in the engine bay.

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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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Also there are no fuses under the car, only in the car by the driver's left foot, and some realys and other fuses in the engine bay.

I meant under the hood (engine bay) & the relays.

The only thing changed were spark plugs and Altezza lights on the back.
Old Aug 22, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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I am going the change the connector of the rear bulbs. The plug
looks loose/damaged.
Old Aug 22, 2003 | 05:53 PM
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I bet it's your Altezzas. They must have bad wiring or a short in them somewhere. Put your stock tail lights back on and see if your problems go away. If they do, there's your answer

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. . .The only thing changed were spark plugs and Altezza lights on the back.
Old Aug 24, 2003 | 10:17 PM
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Sounds like a short somewhere (radio turns off when drawing power for brake lights).
Keep in mind that fuses are either blown or not blown. They do not gradually go out, so there is no reason to change a fuse that's not blown.

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