Accidently touched both battery terminals
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Car: 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: TPI 350
Transmission: Beefy 700R4
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Accidently touched both battery terminals
So, I have been trying to find this short in my system, with my tail lights, so i figured it could be the alarm, which should be wired into the same system to get it to blink. so i went to take the negative wire off the battery when i missed with my wrench and it touched the positive terminal and almost welded itself to it.
now when i hit my blinkers (which i just installed a new turn signal switch in the steering column a day ago) both fronts blink, and the rears do not. my fuel pump and power windows also didn't work, until i swapped out the acc fuse and got those back. WEll, actually, the car doesn't run any longer. it'll start up then die, as the fuel isn't properly being metered, etc. any feeback on anything else on where the extra energy could have fried? all the fuses in the fuse panel and convienence (i don't have any fuses there) are ok. didn't see any smoke, or smell any electrical type smells.
thanks in advance.
now when i hit my blinkers (which i just installed a new turn signal switch in the steering column a day ago) both fronts blink, and the rears do not. my fuel pump and power windows also didn't work, until i swapped out the acc fuse and got those back. WEll, actually, the car doesn't run any longer. it'll start up then die, as the fuel isn't properly being metered, etc. any feeback on anything else on where the extra energy could have fried? all the fuses in the fuse panel and convienence (i don't have any fuses there) are ok. didn't see any smoke, or smell any electrical type smells.thanks in advance.
Last edited by Road Rash Ninja; Jul 16, 2010 at 04:51 PM. Reason: Left out details
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Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Rottenchester, WA
Car: 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: TPI 350
Transmission: Beefy 700R4
Axle/Gears: Stock, don't have a clue
Re: Accidently touched both battery terminals
Yeah. just not the fuel system
Re: Accidently touched both battery terminals
have you tryed the fuel pump by pass it is the test port under your dash make sure the fuel pump is not the prob. get a SERVICE MANUAL i found a cd on ebay it will go deeper than the books at the autoparts store. it will tel you how to trouble shoot your scoot
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From: Central California
Car: 92 Camaro RS
Engine: LO3
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: stock
Re: Accidently touched both battery terminals
Did you check that fuse in the connector mounted between the battery and your radiator overflow tank on the side of the engine compartment?
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