No Power To ANYTHING

Grandavi · 08-03-2011, 08:10 PM

The only time I have had this (actually 2 times) was starter based..
One.. was dead starter. The solenoid would short out everything.. after about 2 minutes everything would come back.. no idea why, but thats what happened.

The other time was when I had a valve drop in the cylinder.. the starter turned the engine to that point and clicked. Everything died.. but came back to life again.

So.. from my experience, the electrical when it goes out, but comes back on after letting it sit for 1-2 minutes seems to be in the starter circuit. (I would assume a fuse there, but have never seen one)

Dont know if any of this applies to your issues, just relating what I have had happen. (I can replicate this with my 87 any time I want.. lol, as the engine is "broke")

Mk3FirstCar-Mike · 08-07-2011, 08:23 PM

I've had a "mechanic" look at it several times over the past few weeks and he found nothing... I got my uncle to look at it for two hours and he had the problem fixed. I am looking for a new mechanic.

-More to the point. It was apparently a worn spot on the engine ground. I really hadn't been able to get under the car to look at the wiring there.
I had checked everything that I could reach and knew how to, but, as you can see, electrical systems aren't really my area and I wanted a sound opinion.

-From now on, I'll stick to body/engine work

El Supracabras · 08-09-2011, 01:47 PM

Ehh, don't be too pissed at the mechanic. Most shops don't know crap about these cars. That was a simple and common issue though, they should have caught that. Glad you got it sorted out.

08-03-2011, 08:10 PM	#1
Grandavi walbro fp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 411	The only time I have had this (actually 2 times) was starter based.. One.. was dead starter. The solenoid would short out everything.. after about 2 minutes everything would come back.. no idea why, but thats what happened. The other time was when I had a valve drop in the cylinder.. the starter turned the engine to that point and clicked. Everything died.. but came back to life again. So.. from my experience, the electrical when it goes out, but comes back on after letting it sit for 1-2 minutes seems to be in the starter circuit. (I would assume a fuse there, but have never seen one) Dont know if any of this applies to your issues, just relating what I have had happen. (I can replicate this with my 87 any time I want.. lol, as the engine is "broke") __________________ My Links: What I am doing... http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...part-list.html My questions http://www.toyota-supra.info/forums/...w-answers.html

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08-07-2011, 08:23 PM	#2
Mk3FirstCar-Mike 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Titusville, PA Posts: 54	I've had a "mechanic" look at it several times over the past few weeks and he found nothing... I got my uncle to look at it for two hours and he had the problem fixed. I am looking for a new mechanic. -More to the point. It was apparently a worn spot on the engine ground. I really hadn't been able to get under the car to look at the wiring there. I had checked everything that I could reach and knew how to, but, as you can see, electrical systems aren't really my area and I wanted a sound opinion. -From now on, I'll stick to body/engine work

08-09-2011, 01:47 PM	#3
El Supracabras 3" Exhaust Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 240	Ehh, don't be too pissed at the mechanic. Most shops don't know crap about these cars. That was a simple and common issue though, they should have caught that. Glad you got it sorted out.