Re: [Amc-list] Battery good - no lights, no horn, no gauges, starter doesn't spin - completely dead electric

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

Bruce Griffis wrote:
 >  and absolutely nothing.
> Completely dead.

Hold on right here... what's "completely dead" mean here?

The quick way to check a battery is with a voltmeter. Simplifying, it 
should read over 12.5V. I'd measure this directly on the battery posts.

 > I put it back in the car again, and am
> getting absolutely nothing. No headlights, no dashboard lights, no
> horn, engine won't crank. Nothing.

Are your battery cables like new? Or frayed and all gray? Wire brush the 
battery posts, wire brush the battery cables, run sandpaper inside the 
connector hole. If it's not shiny metal it won't work for sh**.

Rule of thumb: if connections are loose it won't work. Wiggle a cable 
inside the battery connector? Won't work. Pull on a wire, loose in the 
crimp? Won't work. Rust? Won't work.



> I noticed that the resistor looked cracked. The connectors are a bit
> bent. Would that cause this problem? Is that first in line between the
> battery and all other electrical components? Should I look at the
> regulator?

What resistor?

If you have no ANYTHING, then it's something in common with EVERYTHING. 
Battery cables, that sort of thing. You've got a 64, right? 195.6 the 
fat cable runs to the starter solenoid, and the car picks of battery for 
everything from there.



> Where should I start in doing PD? The wiring looks okay (not great,
> but no worse than when it ran).

But if it's bad, it's bad. It can be on the verge of failure the whole 
time, and you've just been lucky. Logic won't find the problem, 
diagnostics will!
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