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A1 - 18/10/08 at 12:45 AM

i asked about this before, but i had to go away for a while so its been lost with time...
as was suggested, i checked the earths and the return, theyre all good but still when i connect up the battery, nothing happens...im going to check the permanent live to the ignition tomorrow...

its a 1998 r1 engine to a sierra loom...

any thoughts muchly appreciated!

mr henderson - 18/10/08 at 06:31 AM

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Originally posted by A1


any thoughts muchly appreciated!


My thoughts are that you haven't provided anything like enough information. Any answers would have to start with more questions, such as does the engine turn over? etc etc

A1 - 18/10/08 at 08:23 AM

erm no...nothing happens...the fuses are all okay,the battery has full charge,all the earths are on...

adithorp - 18/10/08 at 08:26 AM

Here's the lost thread...

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=98247

...and as said we need more info'. Is the whole wiring done or just the engine? Is ther live to the ingnition switch. Just work through the loom systematically checking for live untill you find it. Guess work doesn't work very well with electrics. It usually results in a puff of smoke...and a fire if you guessed really badly!

Where are you? (fill in your location in your profile) Somebody might be nearby and offer to have a look for you.

adrian

A1 - 18/10/08 at 08:51 AM

all the wirings done, i was going to be checking the live to ignition today...yea, i was hoping for at least a blown fuse, but the whole circuits dead!

im in edinburgh...

cheers

theconrodkid - 18/10/08 at 08:59 AM

main feed normally comes from the starter solenoid,have you got the ire on the right terminal,its the same as the big battery cable?

adithorp - 18/10/08 at 09:10 AM

As above ^^^

adrian

A1 - 18/10/08 at 09:19 AM

ill go check it out and get back to you on that...

cheers!

omega 24 v6 - 18/10/08 at 09:32 AM

Seems to me something very basic is fundamentally wrong.
No Earth??
No live at starter/alternator/battery
Fusible link burnt out??
If you have live then do you have IGN live check it at the switch and move on from there Always checking your live against more than one earth point i.e. engine and chassis.
Think of it as a line drawing and start at the battery and probe down each wire in turn.
Also i presume there is nothing like an immobilizer left in the system is there??

A1 - 19/10/08 at 12:39 AM

well i checked it all out today, got a response from the clocks, turned out it was the earth return that was a bit faulty...no luck with any of the lights though, does anyone know where you can get decent diagrams for the stalks etc??

cheers!