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Electrical Gremlin Question... - Harvey - 01-01-2006

So, I pull my radio out to look at it, but it's still hooked up. Break the electrical door lock button in the process...and it still works but is sunk down in the console a bit. Radio lite works except I dont' have the radio code to get it running so I've ordered a new radio rather than fool with it. In the meantime, the car has been starting and driving fine.



But today...I go out and it acts like it's got a dead battery. Won't start. No lights, no starter click, no nothing...But the dash lights work, radio lite works, and the electrical door locks work.



I checked the battery and connections...tight, clean, and full charge.



What might have I done? Activated some sort of car immobilizer?



Harvey

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Electrical Gremlin Question... - Greimann - 01-01-2006

That sounds like it could be ignition switch related failure. Might be just coincidence that you were playing around with other electrical stuff.

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Electrical Gremlin Question... - sp4149 - 01-02-2006

Another possibility that happened to me a couple of months in our 968, bad ground strap on the starter, note the Tip transmission cars have a different starter than the six speeds. Not cranking is probably related to two sources, ignitiion switch as Dave said and bad grounds to starter.

-sp4149

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Electrical Gremlin Question... - Harvey - 01-02-2006

I don't much believe in coincidences, particularly where I've been work on the car, but I took the batter in "just to be sure" and even though it shows full charge on my charger...under load it shows 12volts and only 60 amps (out of 600). So...I bought a new battery and it was about half charge so it's charging right now. BTW, first try the car popped into life and ran great.



After fully charging, I'll let it sit over night and test it again in the morning to see if it's holding the charge....then hook it to the car and see if I have any kind of slow leak.



It was a Porsche brand battery that was in it so it may have been in there a while. We'll see. I HATE electrical stuff. The carfax showed that it was in the shop in 2004 for an electrical problem. I'm trying to track down the dealer and see if I can find out what he did.



Thanks, guys...I hope this fixes it. New radio and door switch are ordered. Always something...but it's worth it.



Harvey

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