[tcb] Re: Help! Bus won't start - electrical woes

  • From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:00:28 -0400

That really sounds like a problem in the battery, or the battery cables.


-----Original Message-----
From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 7:45 am
Subject: [tcb] Help! Bus won't start - electrical woes


Okay here is the situation. I get in the Bus and turn the key, the E-brake 
light, oil light and battery light come on as usual and then I turn the key to 
the start position and...silence. 
I look down and the lights are off and I don't hear the clock anymore either. 

So I look at the fuses and the coil wires and everything is good. I get back in 
and see a faint glow in the E-brake light. Then slowly all the lights come back 
as if someone has them on a dimmer switch and is slowly turning it up. Then I 
hear the fuel pump kick on then I turn the key and...nothing then darkness. 

It did this twice so I took the battery out and put it on the charger. It has a 
full charge. I noticed the ground strap on the battery looks like it could be 
replaced but other than that I am stumped. I got a ride to work so I plan on 
looking into it this evening with any suggestions I get from TCB It ran fine 
yesterday and no hints of trouble. 
Thanks in advance!

James 

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