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JerzyIroc · 03-06-2008, 10:26 PM

i know this post doesn't belong in this section but i know if i post it here it'll get more views which hopefully means more help and i honestly need it bad.... i'm gonna try to explain this the best i can.......... about three weeks ago i had a weird electrical problem. none of the gauges worked, the radio, hatch, headlights, int light, horn and door locks didn't work either. turned out there was a fusible link that broke that was bolted to the starter. i ended up rewiring it to the battery and put a 30 amp fuse inline. it worked, but then kept blowing the fuse every so often while i was driving. so i ended up rerunning it but w/o the fuse. no problems since.... til today. now it's almost the same problem but a little different. the hatch, headlights, interior lights, radio, door locks don't work this time. but everything else does and the starter clicks which it didn't do last time. the weird thing is the volt meter on the cluster is reading 10 volts or less, but the battery is showing 12.5. the starter is showing 12.5 and even the power going INTO the fuse box is showing 12.5. but, some of the fuses are showing no power. and the part of the fuse box that says batt and ign n stuff is only showing 10 volts or less. if that's not weird enough, a few times the hatch would work, interior lights and radio would work but as soon as i try to turn it on everything would stop working!? what the hell could it be?? loose connection possibly but where? i posted it in this section because i really really need some help. this car is my DD. i live in jersey city but work in montclair so i really need the car. it seriously hurts to say this but if i can't get this fixed by monday i'm probably gonna have sell it. i can't afford to bring it to an electrical shop cuz god knows how much it'll cost. if anyone has any idea what it could be please help! i DON'T want sell it because of a stupid electrical problem. i'll even leave my cell number 551 221 5858. i'm sorry for the long post and it being in the wrong section but again i really need help

03-06-2008, 10:26 PM	#1
JerzyIroc Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 622 iTrader: (0)	serious problem i know this post doesn't belong in this section but i know if i post it here it'll get more views which hopefully means more help and i honestly need it bad.... i'm gonna try to explain this the best i can.......... about three weeks ago i had a weird electrical problem. none of the gauges worked, the radio, hatch, headlights, int light, horn and door locks didn't work either. turned out there was a fusible link that broke that was bolted to the starter. i ended up rewiring it to the battery and put a 30 amp fuse inline. it worked, but then kept blowing the fuse every so often while i was driving. so i ended up rerunning it but w/o the fuse. no problems since.... til today. now it's almost the same problem but a little different. the hatch, headlights, interior lights, radio, door locks don't work this time. but everything else does and the starter clicks which it didn't do last time. the weird thing is the volt meter on the cluster is reading 10 volts or less, but the battery is showing 12.5. the starter is showing 12.5 and even the power going INTO the fuse box is showing 12.5. but, some of the fuses are showing no power. and the part of the fuse box that says batt and ign n stuff is only showing 10 volts or less. if that's not weird enough, a few times the hatch would work, interior lights and radio would work but as soon as i try to turn it on everything would stop working!? what the hell could it be?? loose connection possibly but where? i posted it in this section because i really really need some help. this car is my DD. i live in jersey city but work in montclair so i really need the car. it seriously hurts to say this but if i can't get this fixed by monday i'm probably gonna have sell it. i can't afford to bring it to an electrical shop cuz god knows how much it'll cost. if anyone has any idea what it could be please help! i DON'T want sell it because of a stupid electrical problem. i'll even leave my cell number 551 221 5858. i'm sorry for the long post and it being in the wrong section but again i really need help __________________ 1987 IROC-Z L98 T tops sold 2001 Pontiac Grand Am SE V6 (currently for sale PM me for details)