Re: No electrical current

Posted by Bob Johnson on July 21, 1998 at 08:49:31

In Reply to: No electrical current
posted by Hugh Smith on July 21, 1998 at 07:33:27

Hugh,
Start from the battery and go through the wireing until you find the problem. If you have a volt meter use it. If you do not you can use a 6 volt bulb from the dash light, tail light or even a 6 volt flashlight. First check across the battery. If you do not have voltage there then you have found the problem. If the battery is OK then check from the (-) side of the batery to ground (use a bolt on the engine as ground). If you do not see any voltage then it is your ground strap. Next check from the (+) side of the battery to the starter switch terminal. If there is no voltage there then it is the cable from the battery to the starter. You might want to test with the lights on because you may not see a voltage drop if the connection is marginally good. If the battery was the problem then you have to find out why it went dead. Possibilities are the battery is bad, the generator is not working correctly, there is a current drain when the engine is off. When you get the car running check the ammeter it will tell you if the generator is working. You should be able to tell a current leak by watching the ammmeter while you disconnect the battery with the engine off. If the pointer moves then there is a leak. If there is not leak and the generator is working then you most likely have a bad battery.
Bob
: Please, I have a good one.The other day I when out to start my A, I found that I have no lights, horn doesn't work and the starter was dead?It seems as though there is no electrical current getting into the car???Any ideasI'm still looking.I've checked the battery with the specfic gavity tester, but not with a volt meter, thats next.
: regards
: Hugh Smith
: Hampton, va.

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