dead 86 mustang - electrical

wikdsvt

wikdsvt

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The battery is charged but nothing. No lights no fuel pump nothing. Cables are not corroded.

Doesn't even turn the interior light on.

Jump starting does nothing. It is like it is not getting electricity from battery to the car.

Ideas? Which fuses should I be looking at? Where are they?
 
Nope will do that tomorrow. Could a bad starter solenoid cause this? The only power wire off battery goes to solenoid.
 
I would check the connections at the solenoid then the fusible links that are connected to the solenoid.

Also the cables can corrode inside and look fine on the outside.
 
the starter wire would have nothing to do with it. th eyelet on mine broke off and i still had fuel pump lights everything just no cranking to start the engine
 
Alright, will check everything tomorrow. Just got back from an epic salmon fishing trip up north.

Thank you very much!
 
dave89iroc said:
pull on all the fusable links at the solenoid on the fender
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If it's bad it will be "stretchy". Is that a technical term??? LOL It has a wire inside just like a fuse. When those things go bad the wire burns through which allows the link to become easy to pull apart.
 
After testing all the wires with a testlight. I determine it was a bad main ground. Grabbed some 4gauge and put it on neg terminal to a/c bracket and it fired right up. Will fix it correctly tomorrow.
 
wikdsvt said:
After testing all the wires with a testlight. I determine it was a bad main ground. Grabbed some 4gauge and put it on neg terminal to a/c bracket and it fired right up. Will fix it correctly tomorrow.
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Glad you got it figured out. :thumbsup:
 
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