electrical issues
#1
electrical issues
Well I am questioning whether I should sell my 1980 280zx or keep it but either way I think I should take care of some electrical issues. I am usually fine when it comes to replacing a mechanical part but I have never had electrical problems to take care of in any of my cars. I feel really lost as to where to start and what the most common places to look would be. It randomly started one day my car was dead so I jumped it drove it around all day, dead again in the morning. I didnt have time to check things out because of school and 2 jobs so I just jumped it every morning. Now it is worse, and it even died out on me while I was driving. All I have done since the problem is replace the main ground from the battery because I thought what the hell it cant hurt. Is the alternator going? Even if it is, something is draining it overnight, and now even quicker like 10 minutes after I get out of the car. Hopefully someone can guide me in the right direction.
#6
well today is my first day off in a long time so I got up early, checked grounds, replaced a few terminals that looked rough, took out my cd player/sirius mess the previous owner put in, made new fusible links, cleaned off some terminals, and replaced the battery and it started right up. I just came in and the volt meter stayed at 14 for about the past 5 minutes. This is definately an improvement even if I still have a slow drain somewhere. I think I will still stop in autozone to get my alternator checked just to be sure. Im really hoping that this solves my problem. I wont even be sure what was the culprit, but at this point I dont really care.
#7
battery has a dead cell, go to a place like autozone, your preferance, and have them test the system. the fact you can drive your car after you jump it tells me the battery is crap. possibly a dead cell.
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