its a 82 camaro z28 swapped 350 carbed, when i got it the heater box and such was out but all the wiring was still there, so today i figured id trim it up some, got rid of wires that ran to nowhere and cut out other stuff that seemed to have no purpose, now i have no power to anything at all car wont crank nothing at all almost like the batteries toast but i even put it on the charger to double check and still nothing, all the wires that go to the battery are still conencted so idk

anyone ?
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when you were cutting the wires did you make sure they didn't lead to any were else? that connected to a different wire?

 

im pretty sure, everything i cut was on the passenger side where the heater box was, i left the harness that runs into the fenderwall alone

 

did you re connect all the needed wires were there suppose to be? making sure all the connections a tight and firm?

 

i didnt reconnect anything, i just cut out some of the stuff i thought was useless from the heat, also i cut out a relay box thing assuming it was for the heater, could that be it? does anyone have pics or info on what wires over on that side are needed?

 

yes the relay could be it.... relays power more then one thing sometimes. try reconnecting the relay if possible and then try.

 

anyone have a pic of the relay and which wires it goes to?

 

accidentally cut a ground?

 

i did actually cut a tiny ground wire it didnt appear to go to anything usefull

 

what if any wires on the passenger side in the heater box area are needed for a carbed motor to run?

 

anyone? i need help!

 

pics added, as you can see i reattached the big red wire that connected to the relay and it still does nothing, what are the wires coming from it and do i need them?

 

i really don't want to say this but.... i would reconnect all the wires... and then cut them one by one...

 

I would check the fuseable link wires comming off the starter first,and then check for ground.

 

how do i check for ground? most of the wires i cut were coming thru the wirewall which is for the heater stuff

 

Start at the battery and check the big wire to the engine block first then small wire to body.That should supply ground to the entire car. All other electrical parts will be grounded individaly to the body. I think you may have blown a fuseable link at the stater,You can check with a test light.

 

ill check that tommorow, what would cause that to happen? cuttign the other wires?

 

If you have no power to anything,you probably shorted the links.They feed all the power to the fuse box.Or u cut one of them.

 

When u cut wires that are live (have power) you may have grounded one with your wire snips, you must always check for live wires before you cut many wires at once.Also did you check the fuses?

 

ill check fuses and such tommorow

 

this is why i try not to cut any wires. i just run them back through the firewall and tuck them under the dash. learned my lesson the hardway to.

 

when you cut a bundle of wires like that, its also smart to tape up the end of each wire individually, instead of all of them at once. I've seen people cut a harness and tape the whole open end together, come to find out there was 2 wires that have different polarities and can short something. Not likely, but its not worth chancing.