wierd electrical issues. i have no idea

[rpholz]

So the XT is throwing a fit.

(86 XT DL)

I drove the car last night around 9pm no issues, actualy running great, so i go to work today in the work van and when i get home at 5pm i was gunna take it for a spin. get in the car, turn the key and nothing just a click. so i check the battery and i have 12.4v at the terminals, i go ok maybe its a fluke, nope, i get in the car and now i have no dash lights after trying to turn it over again, so as i sit and wonder whats going on, the radio starts freaking out, so i turn the car off and back on, now i have dash lights but they stay on for a min then start flickering, go off and come back on, and will repeat this untill you pull the key. so i have no idea, there has been no rain, nothing to cause this issue. so idk guys, hoping you could help me out.

 

 

on a good note, buddy of mine is selling me his 01 impreza rs for 3500 with a BUNCH of sti goodies on it, maybe the XT caught wind of this and is now pissed. lol

 

thanks for any imput

-Ryan

[TomRhere]

Check the battery cable connections, all of them, not just the ones on the battery.

[ruparts]

So the XT is throwing a fit.

(86 XT DL)

I drove the car last night around 9pm no issues, actualy running great, so i go to work today in the work van and when i get home at 5pm i was gunna take it for a spin. get in the car, turn the key and nothing just a click. so i check the battery and i have 12.4v at the terminals, i go ok maybe its a fluke, nope, i get in the car and now i have no dash lights after trying to turn it over again, so as i sit and wonder whats going on, the radio starts freaking out, so i turn the car off and back on, now i have dash lights but they stay on for a min then start flickering, go off and come back on, and will repeat this untill you pull the key. so i have no idea, there has been no rain, nothing to cause this issue. so idk guys, hoping you could help me out.

 

 

on a good note, buddy of mine is selling me his 01 impreza rs for 3500 with a BUNCH of sti goodies on it, maybe the XT caught wind of this and is now pissed. lol

 

thanks for any imput

-Ryan

 

+1 on check all the battery cable connections and check the fusible links, pull em out and back in , they get corroded sometimes , check any main wiring harness's bulkhead connections going into the car, a battery thats about to go out might do this.

[rpholz]

well i did check the fusable links on the fender well and they tested out good. (like .3 ohms resistence for you technical people) so i guess tomorrow i will throw a charger on it to see if it fires up on that. and give all the connections a look over. i just find it odd for it to just crap out like that ya know?

[idosubaru]

yeah sounds like typical battery/charging/cable/connection party.

[Markus56]

take a battery terminal cleaner to the battery and the terminals. get the corrosion off, and that should help

[Cougar]

Make sure the fusible links have a good snug connection and aren't loose.

[eulogious]

Sounds like something came loose/broke, so I will repeat what everyone else has said, check all your connections, and your grounds. Clean off all the ground connections you can as well. Corrosion is a PITA!

[rpholz]

so i went over all the grounds cleaned everything and tada it started right up. and on the test drive it ran better than ever. i guess it was a problem since day one. thank you so much guys.

 

but here's the catch i've decided to not go for the impreza(rather the bank decided for me) and have set upon the ej22 route. so the question now is, anyone know of a ej22 in the north florida south georgia region?