Here's an update to my electrical problems:
just tried using a multitester. The battery itself was
fine, and the ground to it was also. We then tested
the fuse box, and each of the two fuses tested
allright. However when we tested the connection from
the battery to the fuse box there was no power getting
to it.
I'm a little confused here, though. I don't have any
electricity anywhere - brake lights, headlights, the
horn, the heater, the starter, anything. But before I
had taken apart everything for the frame-off last
summer, I was able to turn on the heater, for example,
without turning on the ignition. I can't do that now.
I could also turn on the headlights without the
ignition on, but they don't come on now.
In the schematics I have, the negative cable (since my
rover is positive grounded) connects directly to the
solenoid, which in turn goes to the starter, voltage
regulater, fuse box, et al. Could the solenoid be the
problem? How can I check this? Also, does this mean
the solenoid is the first point of power and if this
is bad, then nothing else will work?
Okay, I hope I haven't confused you too much. When it
comes to electrics I'm not the sharpest knife in the
drawer. If you need clarification just give me a
holla.
thanks!!
-brian
--- Patrick Parsons <patrickparsons@hawaii.rr.com>
wrote:
>
> On 12/2/02 9:16 AM, "brian girasoli"
> <fustogrande@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > While I currently (no pun intended) don't have a
> > multitester at my immediate disposal, what are
> some
> > things to check?
>
> I once bought a spool of wire that was all
> insulator. No conductor within.
> While I know it isn't your malady, it was the last
> thing I checked.
>
> I returned most of it to the store who were
> incredulous to see it.
>
> The bit I kept with me was for April 1. ;-)
>
> You ought to be able to trace current with two scrap
> bits of wire from the
> old harness and any light bulb... You can even wrap
> one wire around a small
> sewing needle and probe by pricking, but only as a
> last resort as it will
> leave a tiny hole in the insulation that may lead to
> corrosion down the line
> (no pun intended, of course).
>
> --pat.
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