while driving all lights died... engine barely continued running (under 1k rpm) , whats wrong with the a gsr and now it wont start.
check the battery. its dead and plug in a different, working baterrry and its still wont work. swap alternators like two weeks ago. help

 

are the lights coming on now??? if they are and the cars not starting maybe it's time for a new starter..

 

do your lights and electronics come on without the car being on?

 

well nothing at all now. even with the new batery. cluster lights, headlights, taillights, nothing. they dont come on.

 

damn that sucks yo, good luck

 

i know, its sucks big *** and *****... help fellow H-T'ers... i know someone has to know something

 

check the alternator...these cars dont like to run with a bad alternator

 

check your grounds

 

i bought a used alternator already. it was aorking fine like a week ago. the thing about the ground, where does the starter ground at because i cant find it

 

try jumpstarting the car and if it starts check EVERYTHING grounds wires and maybe u might find somethin wrong

 

i already tried jumpstarting... it works but stalls like 5 seconds later. then we got it up the driveway and it wont start at all. jumpstarting wont help either

 

any help will be appreciated as i dont want to take it to the shop to get it diagnose if i can fix the prob

 

The starter grounds thru its own mounting to the bellhousing. What's important to check is the big ground cable from the engine/tranny to the body. If that's loose/corroded/dirty, it'll do this.

Same thing with the battery cables. Check both ends, not just the clamps on the battery posts. Have the (-) disconnected while you mess with the (+) cable.

Battery should read 12 v when nothing's running. While you try to start, it shouldn't drop much. While the engine's running it should be above 13 v.

If the battery voltage drops below 8 while trying the starter, the battery's discharged. It may be able to be charged back up, or maybe it won't hold a charge.

If the battery stays at 12 v but the starter doesn't crank, check ALL cables & then bang on the starter with something.

See what happens with this stuff & let us know.

 

You definitely have a ground problem. The very first thing you have to do though is take the battery to a automotive store to see if it holds a charge. If that is not the prob then the thich wire that runs from tranny to the chassis under the the intake box. most likely this cable is worn out or does not have enough conductivity. to test that ground the engine to the frame with your jumper cables and try to start the car. There is no way you are have major electrical problems from waht you have described so far........ unless your holding out on us!

 

maybe a shortage somewhere, ground is probably badd, or else alternator not generating power

 

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Re: dead gsr (JimBlake) 5:43 PM 3/11/2005

You definitely have a ground problem. The very first thing you have to do though is take the battery to a automotive store to see if it holds a charge. If that is not the prob then the thich wire that runs from tranny to the chassis under the the intake box. most likely this cable is worn out or does not have enough conductivity. to test that ground the engine to the frame with your jumper cables and try to start the car. There is no way you are have major electrical problems from waht you have described so far........ unless your holding out on us!why would i hold out. its my car thats not working. bought a new nattery and its still doing teh same thing. dont know waht to do. i dont understand about all this gorund/electrical stuff. please explain in "plain english" thanks.

 

well.... its still dead.

 

Did you make any measurements of the battery voltage? Did you check the voltage drop across each of the big power cables while you're trying to start?

 

I say it the ground problem ...check check and check

 

Don't forget to check your main relay too.

 

UHH YOUR PROBLEM IS.... your disturber.. check your firing and what not.. and possibly the wiring on your alternator had the same problem happen to my type-r, i had to stand down the roter and the cap and the iginitor.. pull it apart should shove ur problem bro

 

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Yea buddy, your ingnitor can't short out the headlights, unless you personally have some creative wiring. The problem is electrical and has nothing to do with the battery or alternator. I would check all the grounds and make sure all the connections are good.

 

dude i bet u its the corrosion on ur terminals. u might need new ones or just polish the ones u have. thats y theres no power coming into ur car witt a new battery. this happened to me too. if its that, lemme know

 

no corrosion. check that when i bought the new battery. what do i use to check the voltage on the battery? it look fine to me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by STUCKED &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no corrosion. check that when i bought the new battery. what do i use to check the voltage on the battery? it look fine to me.</TD></TR></TABLE>Did you measure those voltages like I said? Use a multi-meter - cheap ones at carparts stores are like $10.