A.Wilson013

Well, I seemed to of messed something up.

My headlights work, but none of the interior lights do.

No fuses are blown (that I know of).

Engine will not turn over from the key.

Any ideas? Haha, I always screw something up =p

Irish Death

any noises? or just nothing?

A.Wilson013

Nothing. Nothing at all.

Loucifer

My starter just blew today. Have you had trouble turning over prior to this?

yayfortrees

Double check those fuses!

A.Wilson013

Loucifer, you spelled your name wrong =) Also, my starter is fine. Unless it's possible for it to spontaneously blow up?

Yayfortrees. Sighhhhhh fine. Any tips on which specific ones to check?

yayfortrees

Make sure Lou, that you check both the fuses under the dash as well as under the hood.

yayfortrees

I would start under the hood. Were you doing any work to it when this happened?

A.Wilson013

WELL. I am embarrassed to say what I was doing to it when it happened.

Basically, I grounded an LED switch, turned it on, and that's when it started to go down hill.

yayfortrees

I would say it might be the ignition switch, except it doesn't really fit. Your interior lights, (dome light at least) should work whether the ignition switch is on or off.

yayfortrees

what was the switch for, and what circuit was it tapped into?

A.Wilson013

Ah, I missed it the first time. "AM1" the green 40A fuse under the hood is shot.

Good tip, tree =p



**edit-

The switch is for fog lights. It was tapped into my acc. line that runs to my stereo.

Loucifer

My real name is Lou, so Loucifer was a play on words. I checked my fuses. I think the solenoid got stuck in the starter because it started to pour out white smoke. Last I checked, the starter isn't designed to take that much electrical current for that long of a time.

yayfortrees

Cool, I'm glad you found it.

I would try to find a different circuit to run that from. I don't know what kind of current your fog lights will pull, but I'm guessing you won't want to pull that current away from your stereo. That accessory line is typically only for low current applications.

A.Wilson013

Ah, you're a real trickster than, Lou.

Anyway, now I must sit here and wait for my wife to come home and take me to Autozone.

A.Wilson013

Thanks, Trees.

I will look for a different one. Maybe just run it straight off the battery like the instructions said to. I just wanted a cleaner installation.

yayfortrees

Sorry about that Lou. I was telling Wilson to check the fuses.

The starter circuit from the battery to relay to starter motor doesn't really have fuses, maybe a fuseable link, but no fuses. I would disconnect, then test your relay using an ohmmeter. If that checks out ok, reconnect it and test DC Voltage at the terminal on your starter to ground. You should get 12 VDC while the key switch is on crank, 0 VDC with key on or off. If it smoked, yeah, it is likely shot.

yayfortrees

Wilson, I hear you on wanting the cleaner installation. I also like the idea of them being on a keyed circuit. Prevents the chance of accidentally leaving them on. But, my truck doesn't have a buzzer to remind me my headlights are on, and like most old vehicles, they run straight off the battery.

I guess the LED in the switch would tell you they're on, so I would run it straight from the battery, and make sure you are using a good clean, solid ground.