eVIL_NTT Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 I recently just replaced cap, rotor, wires, coil battery and negative battery cable on my '82 wagon. After sitting for a couple of years it started up on the second try and idled just fine. A week later after bleeding the brake lines I went to start it, had power for half a second and then nothing. No power to anything on the car. Fuses under dash all look good, and the fusable links look great. Anything I am failing to check? Maybe a bad ignition switch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naru Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Voltage. "looks good" is not good enough. Check for voltage on both sides of the fusible links and fuses before condemning the switch. If the lights are inoperative as well,check the wire from battery + to the fusible link box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 +1 to naru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subasaurus Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 when checking the fuses, ohm them out, its a pain i know but this way you can surely know its not the fuses and move on to the next steps to diagnosing your problem. i've had a blown fuse hide on me before, blown on the corner of the fuse where you can't see it until you open it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihscout54 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Sounds alot like a loose battery terminal or cable. Ide check em and clean them if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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