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Old May 10, 2004 | 03:51 PM
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the 12v wire going from my amp to my battery i guess touched the ground wire and fryed the damn thing while i was driving. i noticed the radio turned off along with the clock and thats when i noticed that the whole just died out on me. so now my car wont start. i checked the fuses and theyr all good. some electrical things work but others dont. im stumped on what to do. any help is greatly appriciated.
Old May 10, 2004 | 04:14 PM
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did you check the fuses under the dash and under the hood?
Old May 10, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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not yet. wow i totaly forgot about that hopefully it works
Old May 10, 2004 | 11:52 PM
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checked it and all looks pretty good. going to take it to a shop and hopefully the worst doesnt happen with a broken ecu.
Old May 11, 2004 | 08:18 AM
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checked it and all looks pretty good. going to take it to a shop and hopefully the worst doesnt happen with a broken ecu.
I bet 20 dollars that it is your alterator. It's only 150 bucks. I had the same problem before.




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