I just relocated the battery in my b16 dx rex the battery has power and is charged, however my car does not recieve any power at all when i turn the key over, nothing!

Just need some help

 

did you wire it properly? 12V from battery to fused distribution block/ckt breaker then one wire to underhood fuse box and the other wire to the starter?

is it grounded properly?

 

Well i have a wire coming from the + terminal to the starter and the other one to the under hood fuse box how ever i also did a wire tuck could this have anything to do with it?

 

 

It sounds dumb but did you check all of your fuses?

 

if your 12V goes from the battery to the starter then to the fuse box you'vr wired a series circuit that will never work.

if your 12V goes to a distro block and then one wire to the starter and the other wire to the fuse box
i'd check for blown fuses/tripped breaker or bad ground.

If your battery wiring is good, recheck your wiretuck.


Modified by eda6 at 9:11 PM 7/1/2006

 

 

im rechecking the tuck now, what i meant was i have a single 4 guage wire running from the positive terminal straight to the started, then i have a second 8 guage wire running from the positive terminal to the correct place in the underhood fuse box, are those the only two wires i have to hook up from the battery?

 

your 4 gauge wire could be the problem the longer the wire the more resistant check voltage at starter and fuse box

 

Check the first fuse in your fuse box. I did a conversion to the hatch and the fuse blew... The long weird looking one.

 

you did ground near the battery in the back right? I think you should do a larger wire gauge, and you neeeeeeed a fuse somewhere in the line going from the battery to the starter/fuse box, or you could have a serious fire if it shorts.

Just do this, 2ga from the battery to a (fused) distro block, then run 2 4ga wires one to the fuse block in engine bay and one to starter. That is what I did and is perfect. Don't be lazy when it comes to wiring like this.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1C9R9X1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">your 4 gauge wire could be the problem the longer the wire the more resistant check voltage at starter and fuse box</TD></TR></TABLE> I have 4 gauge in my Sedan, it works fine. Check where your battery is grounded to, and check any fuses inbetween the + terminal and the Fusebox connection that may have blown.

 

Wrong<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF ryan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">u put the + wire from the battery to the alternator or the fuse box not he starter</TD></TR></TABLE> Let me say it again... Wrong


Let's take a look at this, area of interest - bottom two connections at the fusebox. Battery comes line comes in, alternator line comes in. Check. Second battery line from junction box goes to starter. If you don't hook up a feed straight from the battery, how is your starter going to draw it's electricity when you turn the key?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philkehn &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im rechecking the tuck now, what i meant was i have a single 4 guage wire running from the positive terminal straight to the started, then i have a second 8 guage wire running from the positive terminal to the correct place in the underhood fuse box, are those the only two wires i have to hook up from the battery?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Have you grounded your battery to the chassis? You need to have a ground wire that goes from your batteries negative terminal to the chassis. If it's not grounded nothing is going to get any power.

 

ok i think that i got it, so run a 2 guage to a fuse; with the fuse can i use, say a fuse from a amp wire? from the fuse i can put a splitter and take one of the wires to the starter and the other to the fusebox, correct?


Battery; 2 Gauge; Fuse; Splitter; 2: 4 Guage; to starter and fuse box

 

I'm running a 100amp fuse. Put it as close to the battery as possible.

 

I'm also running a 100amp fuse and it is screwed securely to the side of the battery box so the terminal to fuse length is around 6 inches. I have had the current setup running for a few weeks and it works great. I have 4 gauge wire running to the starter and an 8 gauge piggybacked off that to the fusebox, I also have twin 4 gauge earths to the strut tower right near the battery.

 

If i ran a larger guage wire would it cause any damage or anything?

 

No it won't hurt. I ran with a 0 gauge for awhile, then when I became a weight reduction freak I reduced it to a 2/4 gauge.

 

excellent

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EF ryan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

theres already a stock wire from the fuse box to starter, y would u add another one.
make sure u have a wire going from fuse box to the alternator and then put the wire from the battery on that wire in the fuse box</TD></TR></TABLE> Did you not look at the picture? Would you like me to enlarge it and include a wiring diagram? There are two wires connected to the starter. One is from the wiring harness that connects from the ignition switch. That is a small wire that has a female prong receptor. The second wire is the live feed from the battery. This is always live allowing there to be no hinderance but the starter itself in activating it. You dont have to add any other wires since the stock fusebox already has split the battery and alternator lines; in essence, you will never even touch the alternator.

 

There should be the following wires

From battery : Cable to Starter
Wire to Fusebox

From engine harness : Wire to starter
Wire to fusebox