serious battery relocation problem
05-20-2007, 12:57 PM
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serious battery relocation problem
okay here's what happened yesterday i bought the battery box 4gauge wire fuse and distribution block ect. ran all the wires everything perfect car turning on fine ect. now today i went to a couple of places and all of the sudden the car won't crank over all the lights come on and when you go to turn the key nothing i also checked the starter and its still good so are all the fuses any ideas would be appriciated trying to get this car running before they tow it
05-20-2007, 03:34 PM
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Re: serious battery relocation problem (lrcrx90)
Your ground is "crappy" is the best words for it. I used to have mine grounded on the spare tire mount and it was fine until surface rust started. Now I'm on the shock tower, no problems there.
05-20-2007, 03:51 PM
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Re: serious battery relocation problem (dr_latino999)
It wont turnover but the starter works??
Check the clutch switch on the clutch pedal or the little white peice that inserts in to the brake pedal it pushes the switch in.
Check the clutch switch on the clutch pedal or the little white peice that inserts in to the brake pedal it pushes the switch in.
05-20-2007, 04:54 PM
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i tried jumpstarting it and it doesn't work and the ground is where the spare tire mount is at and its clean and good and i know it sounds wierd about the starter but i took it out and went to change it at autozone and when they tested it, it passed so i don't know what the hell is up with this car
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05-27-2007, 10:25 AM
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well i figured out the problem my distribution block has 2 outs one for the starter and the other for the fuse box okay now on each out there is a fuse and the fuse for the starter keeps burning out can anybody tell me why this is happening i also have a big 770 cca battery if that could be the problem but was told it didn't matter
05-27-2007, 11:02 AM
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well i did the battery ground is mounted where the spare tire goes and the positive wires are clear i have 100 amp fuses and it last about a week before it blows i put a 40 in and turned the car on once and went to do it again and it was gone
06-03-2007, 04:40 PM
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The 100 amp fuse isn't enuff..
There's so much current going thru the wire to the standard car stereo maxi fuse that it'll start arching and eventually ruin the contacts on the fuse..
U can solve ur problem like so...
Mount the distribution block on the firewall take the wire going from the fuse block and put the other end in one of the inputs.. Then take a wire and run it from the starter to the other input...
Run ur heavy gauge wire 0-4 gauge from the output on the distribution block, thru ur firewall,and all the way back to where ur battery is relocated then instead of using a 100amp fuse, use a 100amp circuit breaker... They are a lot more stable...
Connect one side of the wire to the breaker and then use another length of heavy gauge wire to connect the other side of the breaker to the terminal on the battery... And there u have it...
If u need pics of my setup lemmie no ur email and ill send u some
There's so much current going thru the wire to the standard car stereo maxi fuse that it'll start arching and eventually ruin the contacts on the fuse..
U can solve ur problem like so...
Mount the distribution block on the firewall take the wire going from the fuse block and put the other end in one of the inputs.. Then take a wire and run it from the starter to the other input...
Run ur heavy gauge wire 0-4 gauge from the output on the distribution block, thru ur firewall,and all the way back to where ur battery is relocated then instead of using a 100amp fuse, use a 100amp circuit breaker... They are a lot more stable...
Connect one side of the wire to the breaker and then use another length of heavy gauge wire to connect the other side of the breaker to the terminal on the battery... And there u have it...
If u need pics of my setup lemmie no ur email and ill send u some
06-03-2007, 08:12 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wob »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The 100 amp fuse isn't enuff..
There's so much current going thru the wire to the standard car stereo maxi fuse that it'll start arching and eventually ruin the contacts on the fuse..
U can solve ur problem like so...
Mount the distribution block on the firewall take the wire going from the fuse block and put the other end in one of the inputs.. Then take a wire and run it from the starter to the other input...
Run ur heavy gauge wire 0-4 gauge from the output on the distribution block, thru ur firewall,and all the way back to where ur battery is relocated then instead of using a 100amp fuse, use a 100amp circuit breaker... They are a lot more stable...
Connect one side of the wire to the breaker and then use another length of heavy gauge wire to connect the other side of the breaker to the terminal on the battery... And there u have it...
If u need pics of my setup lemmie no ur email and ill send u some</TD></TR></TABLE>
^ THIS MAN SPEAKS MOTHER ******* GOSPEL ^
OP, the same exact thing was happening to me. here's the distribution block i have:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....3i7pk
100 amp fuse was the biggest i could find also, and the starter kept blowing it. so i got this breaker, and it's all gravy now:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....956kr
There's so much current going thru the wire to the standard car stereo maxi fuse that it'll start arching and eventually ruin the contacts on the fuse..
U can solve ur problem like so...
Mount the distribution block on the firewall take the wire going from the fuse block and put the other end in one of the inputs.. Then take a wire and run it from the starter to the other input...
Run ur heavy gauge wire 0-4 gauge from the output on the distribution block, thru ur firewall,and all the way back to where ur battery is relocated then instead of using a 100amp fuse, use a 100amp circuit breaker... They are a lot more stable...
Connect one side of the wire to the breaker and then use another length of heavy gauge wire to connect the other side of the breaker to the terminal on the battery... And there u have it...
If u need pics of my setup lemmie no ur email and ill send u some</TD></TR></TABLE>
^ THIS MAN SPEAKS MOTHER ******* GOSPEL ^
OP, the same exact thing was happening to me. here's the distribution block i have:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....3i7pk
100 amp fuse was the biggest i could find also, and the starter kept blowing it. so i got this breaker, and it's all gravy now:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....956kr
06-04-2007, 08:52 AM
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get urself a real fuse holder... something anl style. i've done a couple custom car's here at CC where we've put like 3 battery's in the trunk and the anl fuses work perfectly. they have anl fuses rated at 300 amps over here... i only use the 125, or 150 ones per line. it depends on what ur doin. just sounds like u have too small of a fuse. i don't trust circuit breakers tho... they do get stuck ya kno.
06-04-2007, 09:16 AM
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Re: (perseverance)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dr_latino999 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm still putting my money on the ground </TD></TR></TABLE> seriously...Op did you at least sand down the spare tire area where you mounted it? If not you probably are not getting a good enough connection 
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06-08-2007, 09:22 PM
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I bought a scosche efx 1200 battery , a phoenix gold VB140 breaker and will be pickin up a good dist block tomorrow I think I should be good guys right?
I think I should be good guys right?
06-08-2007, 10:21 PM
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I agree with this guy make sure all grounds are good and what codes are u getting are u getting a code 20 this happened to my car last week the car shut off and wouldnt start up any more no power any where except for some light in the cluster and the beeping door thing. so check all the grounds under the dash there are two and the one on top of the thermostat and the ones out behind the head lights they mount to the body next to the intake and the other side. It is defenetly the ground some where.
06-20-2007, 02:17 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .kyle »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when you relocate your battery you still need a ground from the chassis to the tranny. make sure one is there. </TD></TR></TABLE>
thanks so much man! this is what was wrong with mine. haha. starts up on ONE crank now. good ol 1200CCA. : p
</TD></TR></TABLE>thanks so much man! this is what was wrong with mine. haha. starts up on ONE crank now. good ol 1200CCA. : p
06-21-2007, 12:22 AM
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Re: serious battery relocation problem (ef-hatchcrap)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ef-hatchcrap »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It wont turnover but the starter works??
Check the clutch switch on the clutch pedal or the little white peice that inserts in to the brake pedal it pushes the switch in. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Can someone tell me more about this?
Check the clutch switch on the clutch pedal or the little white peice that inserts in to the brake pedal it pushes the switch in.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Can someone tell me more about this?
06-21-2007, 12:27 AM
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member when I did mine...it was easy...wish I could help ya out...but I dont think I would be much help anyways cause everytime I get in the car now sense I did my battery relocations I get shocked by touching the body of my car LOL....like a static discharge.....I need to figure out the problem but just been to lazy until I get my new drycell battery.