Help, Car won't start...

futuresoptions · 11-23-2008, 02:25 PM

Had someone come and look at the car this evening and bummer, it would not start.... not a good showing... Ever since I worked on the car it has started and ran fine.... I have gone into the fuse box, and I have no power anywhere.... I got up under the starter and I have good power there... I disconnected the battery and the wiring at the starter and cleaned all of the connections... went back to the fuse panel and nothing still... do these cars have fuseable links anywhere??? any ideas on where to check next?

Danglerb · 11-23-2008, 06:20 PM

Two wires go directly from the battery to the fuse/relay panel I think, did you disconnect them or something.

futuresoptions · 11-23-2008, 06:42 PM

It has two small wilres, one medium, and one large from the battery. I took them all off and cleaned them. I figure the small ones are control wiring for the solenoid.. The medium probably goes to the fuse panel? and the large one is from the battery. I guess I will pull the fuse panel tommorow and check the connection where it comes in... Do you know if there is some kind of junction between the starter and the fuse panel???

Landseer · 11-24-2008, 12:05 AM

Smaller wire I think is direct feed to brain.

Danglerb · 11-24-2008, 08:37 AM

When Euros were imported, weird stuff can be done to the wiring. On several Euros I have seen the brain running off a wire from the fuel pump, maybe bypassing something, I'm not sure why.

Your car is a 83 Euro with a non Euro motor? That must be a "creative" bit of wiring since the Euro is CIS mechanical injection and the US is Ljet electronic.

Just my two cents, but a low price with no picts or description may not be the best way to sell a 928.

futuresoptions · 11-24-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Danglerb

Just my two cents, but a low price with no picts or description may not be the best way to sell a 928.

I thought I placed pics on all my adds Hmmm... Reffered the descriptions to Brownsville because Craigslist won't let me replace the same info from ad to ad....

futuresoptions · 11-24-2008, 02:23 PM

Well found the problem... took about 5 mins to find. Decided I would trace all the wiring back from the starter to wherever it went to. Saw that the medium and small wires went into a redish brown protective covering and traveled up towards the front of the car. I then saw where it came up from behind the distributor and left towards the passenger fender well where the large wire attached to a main lug and the little wires attached to a multi pin connector. Everything looked okay until something told me to move the wire bundle and inspect it. I did so, and when I did I noticed that the small heater hose that comes out under the radiator line was charred. I turned the bundle over and saw where it had burnt. I removed the protective covering and could see that all the wires were green as all get out and the main wire had burnt into from corrosion, probably a spike in amperage (starting) gave it a death blow... I will replace all of this wiring.... just thought I would fill you guys in... I did have a small draw on the battery prior to the failure.... I think I found it.