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Old Jul 8, 2020 | 12:57 PM
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Like it says I’m trying to find a short that’s causing the ecu to only have one light and the main relay and icv buzz continually. The ground has shocked me 2 times I don’t see how this is happening or where the shirt could be
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Old Jul 9, 2020 | 07:38 AM
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Like it says I’m trying to find a short that’s causing the ecu to only have one light and the main relay and icv buzz continually. The ground has shocked me 2 times I don’t see how this is happening or where the shirt could be
What do you mean it shocks you?

How are you looking for the short?

What tooling are you using?
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Old Jul 9, 2020 | 08:02 AM
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I was using a multi meter checking for continuity and looking for what I’m guessing is a break in the harness When I touch the therm ground wire the buzzing gets louder then it shocks me like the wiring in a house shocks you
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Old Jul 9, 2020 | 10:07 AM
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I was using a multi meter checking for continuity and looking for what I’m guessing is a break in the harness When I touch the therm ground wire the buzzing gets louder then it shocks me like the wiring in a house shocks you
Change your meter reading to voltage, put the positive end on the positive battery terminal and the negative end touch the thermostat ground, What is the reading?
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Old Jul 9, 2020 | 01:34 PM
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Default Re: The thermostat ground shocks me

I am right at 13 the main relay and icv buzzing gets worse when you mess with the ground everything I’ve seen says it’s from a.ground off somewhere
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Old Jul 9, 2020 | 01:49 PM
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I am right at 13 the main relay and icv buzzing gets worse when you mess with the ground everything I’ve seen says it’s from a.ground off somewhere
Now put 1 meter lead on the negative battery cable and the other lead on the tstat ground. Now what is it?

(car should not be running,but the key should be on)
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Old Jul 20, 2020 | 04:39 PM
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Now put 1 meter lead on the negative battery cable and the other lead on the tstat ground. Now what is it?

(car should not be running,but the key should be on)
R.I.P OP, he ded
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Old Jul 21, 2020 | 07:38 AM
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R.I.P OP, he ded
LoL guess so.....
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Old Jul 24, 2020 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 1320vickers
I’m trying to find a short
It's unlikely that you have a short to ground. It's much more likely that you need to clean the transmission and battery ground connections.
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