LGshow19

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Here's a rough rundown of what i did...

At first i tried to crank the car and when I turned the key to the "ON" position the car would just lose all power.

I reset it by removing the Positive battery terminal and reinstalling it. Tried to start again and the car would just lose all power.

I reset the battery again tried to turn on the headlights and it would lose all power.

--Went to bed--

Reset the battery again and tried to start but nothing.

Now my car is getting no Power what so ever. Even when i tried to reset the Battery... NOTHING.

Ive checked fuses visually and everything checked out good.

Please help me find a solution to this madness...

brenner

iTrader: (14)

your battery is dead. resetting it will do nothing until you jumpstart the car, or buy a new one.

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

I tried to use a "Jumper" that connects to the outlet of a house.

The battery isnt dead... I think i have a bad ground somewhere.

llDemonll

iTrader: (21)

put a new battery in it, see if it starts. also check the battery terminal connections. you should be able to pick the battery up pretty much with the negative and positive wires

4RETECH

iTrader: (86)

The battery most likely will not hold a charge. Load test it to see with a meter.

I would say get a new battery, unless you just messed with the car and wiring. In that case check that. First case would be get a battery to hold a load for 15 seconds and not drop past 10.2 volts

inf0

iTrader: (5)

sounds like you have a short somewere. any aftermarket speakers or amps? its possible something got disconnected and is touching metal and draining power.

02-Lancer-Es

iTrader: (21)

Sounds like a bad battery .
Try another battery on the terminals .

GL

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

I tried another battery and its still not getting any power.

It also sparked when trying the new battery. So we took off this ground that sparked earlier and now the battery doesn't get a spark when we touch it with the connections for the battery terminal.

Any other ideas? I still don't unrstand where it could be grounded.

02-Lancer-Es

iTrader: (21)

Could be a bolt wedged between the heat shield plate on the starter and power wire .

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

The ground wire/connector that goes down to the starter sparks when the battery is conneted. Gonna take off the starter and look at the connectns since it looks like the jpipe is grounding out on the starter bolt.

We will see... This really sucks.

bigben

iTrader: (4)

Also, next time undo the negative cable, not the positive.

4RETECH

iTrader: (86)

If that is the case, then you will have blown a fuse for the starter circuit too.
The wire going to the starter is positive and not neg.

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

Tried disconnecting the power wire from the starter and also removed the heat shield but nothing... That ground on the tranny still sparks when we connect the battery.

Really stumped at this point. What could it be that's causing the ground to ground out.

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

We checked all fuses and they were not popped.

What would cause that ground on the tranny to spark? Why are there no blown fuses... We checked both under the hood and the dash.

LGshow19

iTrader: (51)

When you say negative cable are you refering to the cable or the battery? If so why would it matter?