Thread: electrical problem

You must have removed the main earth cable between your starting battery and the engine block. Just fit a new one direct from the battery negative to a decent earth point somewhere like the engine mount, the inlet manifold, or similar. Then check the earth strap between the engine and body is connected and clean at both ends.

ok ill try that tomorrow if i get the chance ...and if that doesn't work ??

thanks for that bee utey cleaning that earth strap and moving it got my lights and everything else but my starter back so i think i need a new starter motor

sounds like you lost the earth connection from the engine to the chassis/battery. when you tried to start it the choke cable was the only earth available. it may have gone through the choke warning light and into other warning lights and damaged the wiring. you will have to earth the engine and check the dash wiring for signs of melting.

You haven't removed a good battery and left a crook one behind have you ?
If you had a good old fashioned solenoid coupling the two batterys or maybe both batterys connected in parallel a good battery will mask a crook one. You only find out when you remove the good battery.


Deano

ok at least ill have another reason to remove the dash

nah both batteries are gone and have got the battery out of my commodore (when i had it) and thats still pretty much new only couple months old the old batteries were shot no charge to when recharging