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Changed the alternator and now she won’t start
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt1448" data-source="post: 16939208" data-attributes="member: 155102"><p>With electrical issues, always start with the basics, confirm good grounds, fuses, connections. If it worked before you did some work on the car, even unrelated, carefully reconfirm your last repair. Been guilty of missing a connection or a loose wire occasionally myself. Sometimes the pins in connectors will push back in the connector instead of mating with the other half. We are also dealing with 20 year old cars, all sorts of strange things happen, add that to the fact that you often can’t see where a harness goes and could be pinched between something. In your car, someone else has been in there modifying things, (moved the battery) you don’t know what he did or how he changed it from how it should have been done. The pic of the ground connection shows poor workmanship, hard to believe the other things will be much better. Look carefully at everything, correct the issues as you find them. Just because something works it does not mean it was done “right”. If you don’t know what is the right way, ask. Lots of knowledgeable folks on here willing to help. look on youtube, Not just a vid from one person, but try to get a look at few vids and see if they are doing them the same way. Nothing wrong with back yard wrenching, just do it properly. You can do this! And you will feel good when you do. Wrenching on cars is my favourite hobby. Frustrating at times, expensive for sure and can be a great learning experience. I worked as a tech for 30 years (retired now) and I am still learning new things.</p><p></p><p>Hang in there with us and it will get sorted</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt1448, post: 16939208, member: 155102"] With electrical issues, always start with the basics, confirm good grounds, fuses, connections. If it worked before you did some work on the car, even unrelated, carefully reconfirm your last repair. Been guilty of missing a connection or a loose wire occasionally myself. Sometimes the pins in connectors will push back in the connector instead of mating with the other half. We are also dealing with 20 year old cars, all sorts of strange things happen, add that to the fact that you often can’t see where a harness goes and could be pinched between something. In your car, someone else has been in there modifying things, (moved the battery) you don’t know what he did or how he changed it from how it should have been done. The pic of the ground connection shows poor workmanship, hard to believe the other things will be much better. Look carefully at everything, correct the issues as you find them. Just because something works it does not mean it was done “right”. If you don’t know what is the right way, ask. Lots of knowledgeable folks on here willing to help. look on youtube, Not just a vid from one person, but try to get a look at few vids and see if they are doing them the same way. Nothing wrong with back yard wrenching, just do it properly. You can do this! And you will feel good when you do. Wrenching on cars is my favourite hobby. Frustrating at times, expensive for sure and can be a great learning experience. I worked as a tech for 30 years (retired now) and I am still learning new things. Hang in there with us and it will get sorted [/QUOTE]
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