First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hi David,
If you only have a continuity tester, you will have to modify Chris' instructions or buy a test light or voltmeter (I recommend a voltmeter). A continuity tester is used to check a segment of a circuit (usually a wire) to detect any opens. You can use it to troubleshoot this problem, but it won't be as easy as checking for voltage.
Do any other circuits in the car work, like the clock or horn? If you can find no working circuits at all, there are a few quick and fundamental things to check. First, you want the battery posts and cable terminals to be free of corrosion. Next, check that there is a smaller gauge wire running from the ground terminal at the battery to the passenger-side fender. You can remove the wire at the fender and test it for end-to-end continuity. If it's good, reattach it and make sure the connection is snug.
Next, check for a similar wire running from the positive terminal at the battery to a small terminal block mounted on the radiator core support just under the passenger-side fender. In this case you want to be careful to avoid accidentally shorting things out, so first remove the cable from the positive battery terminal, then remove the wire from the terminal block and check it for end-to-end continuity. If it's good, reconnect the wire first to the terminal block, then to the battery terminal.
Let us know the results of your tests. If all of those things check out, you will better off investing in an inexpensive voltmeter to continue troubleshooting.
Andy David Lasseter wrote:
First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Hello, Andy, <snip> I have a continuity tester and am getting started troubleshooting the system as Chris instructed me. When you say measure the voltage across the cable clamps and not just the posts, would I clip the tester to one cable and check the other, or would I clip the tester to the frame or engine block? Thanks for your help. Obviously this is something new for me and I'm learning how to work this problem. David
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