Starting problems and accleration problems!

dannydavi · 03-17-2007, 10:10 PM

if your battery is full and nothing inside is working then there is something wrong with the connection between the battery and your ignition and thus to the rest of your interior lighting, i in all honesty would check to make sure the positive is going to the right place, i noticed on mine, that the battery is labeled with red indicator on the negative and visa versa, which dropped me dead once, for some reason i think it might be a visual perception thing, but maybe not, check to see if your ground is going to the positive and dont judge by the colors... this prob wont help but it did happen to me once, good luck man

alekjame22 · 03-17-2007, 10:18 PM

Well I'm going to try that now, but I've had a few ideas of my own, could my alternator be screwed up thus making my car have no power overall, or could there be a short in my wire harness?

I'm not sure but those seem like the most relevant right now.

Thanks so much for your help, let's hope your idea works =]

dannydavi · 03-17-2007, 11:04 PM

yes the alternator could make it seem like loss of pwr while driving (when my alternator on my CRX went bad my car just died on me after my battery drained, it didnt really have loss of pwr but im sure it's possible) but if durring start up you dont even get your clocks pwr it isnt the alternator, start up is all about battery and starter, but yeah your harness could be jacked too let us know how it goes...

alekjame22 · 03-17-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dannydavi

yes the alternator could make it seem like loss of pwr while driving (when my alternator on my CRX went bad my car just died on me after my battery drained, it didnt really have loss of pwr but im sure it's possible) but if durring start up you dont even get your clocks pwr it isnt the alternator, start up is all about battery and starter, but yeah your harness could be jacked too let us know how it goes...

Well i got her started up, hard knocking in the engine right now =/ There's a leak in the oil somewhere comes out right near the fan. I'm probably down a few quarts but if I put any oil in, it will come right on out.

The wire to the positive is to short to reach the terminal so it looks like I'm going to splice some wire to make it reach.

So right now I've got a major oil leak near the fan. I've got the stripped bolt on my catalytic converter, and a potential exhaust leak.

If I don't fix it myself, I can always have my mechanic help me out with it.

Thanks alot for all the help if anybody has any ideas or arguements as to what I said I'm dying to hear!!

Thanks so much folks!! =D

03-17-2007, 10:18 PM	#2
alekjame22 Stock Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 13	Well I'm going to try that now, but I've had a few ideas of my own, could my alternator be screwed up thus making my car have no power overall, or could there be a short in my wire harness? I'm not sure but those seem like the most relevant right now. Thanks so much for your help, let's hope your idea works =] __________________ Alek James =] 3.0 N/A 1989 Supra Targa All stock modding soon

03-17-2007, 10:10 PM	#1
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	if your battery is full and nothing inside is working then there is something wrong with the connection between the battery and your ignition and thus to the rest of your interior lighting, i in all honesty would check to make sure the positive is going to the right place, i noticed on mine, that the battery is labeled with red indicator on the negative and visa versa, which dropped me dead once, for some reason i think it might be a visual perception thing, but maybe not, check to see if your ground is going to the positive and dont judge by the colors... this prob wont help but it did happen to me once, good luck man

03-17-2007, 11:04 PM	#3
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	yes the alternator could make it seem like loss of pwr while driving (when my alternator on my CRX went bad my car just died on me after my battery drained, it didnt really have loss of pwr but im sure it's possible) but if durring start up you dont even get your clocks pwr it isnt the alternator, start up is all about battery and starter, but yeah your harness could be jacked too let us know how it goes...