85 Van wont run
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85 Van wont run
My little brother isn't to mechanically inclined and he had to take the battery out for some reason but when he put it back on he didn't put postive with postive and negative with negative.... He fried a fuseable link.
I fixed the problem when I got back home and corrected his mistake. But what struck me as weird is that the voltmeter gauge was not in its normal postion. It would swing towards charge anythime it was revved. A week later the battery died and needed a new one.
It was running fine but still the voltmeter was indicating overcharging. about 2 days after buying the new battery the van just died while on the highway. no sputter no warning like I just turned the key back to turn it off.
It wont turn over at all with the key. I have to apply direct current to the stater solenoid inorder for it to kick over. And thats all it will do, it wont start at all.
I also have to have the battery charger charging the battery at the same time inorder for it to turn over. as soon as I take the charger off it won't do anything.
I've checked and theres no current to the ignition switch and coil. I have an 2 extra duraspark box's and have switched between them and nothing still.
HELP!
I fixed the problem when I got back home and corrected his mistake. But what struck me as weird is that the voltmeter gauge was not in its normal postion. It would swing towards charge anythime it was revved. A week later the battery died and needed a new one.
It was running fine but still the voltmeter was indicating overcharging. about 2 days after buying the new battery the van just died while on the highway. no sputter no warning like I just turned the key back to turn it off.
It wont turn over at all with the key. I have to apply direct current to the stater solenoid inorder for it to kick over. And thats all it will do, it wont start at all.
I also have to have the battery charger charging the battery at the same time inorder for it to turn over. as soon as I take the charger off it won't do anything.
I've checked and theres no current to the ignition switch and coil. I have an 2 extra duraspark box's and have switched between them and nothing still.
HELP!
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could be to the main wiring to the ignition, you'll have to look carefully...but its there, it will be either soft at that spot or burned into from the inside the little rubber shell. if you take a safety pin and stick them beween each fuseable link and use a multimeter on OHMS with all battery connections disable, you'll find it...check for ohms in the link, if you get none, it will be part of your problem, depends on how far the short got...also check inside your fusebox for any blown fuses.
