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Dash Blinks/flashes Constantly

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  • Start date Start date Nov 23, 2015

billison

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Posting for a buddy. He is in the tail end of a drivetrain swap and when he hooks up the battery all the dash lights blink/flash till he pulls the battery.. Help? I'll post a video and more details soon.
 

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Have all of the ground straps been installed?
 

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He's supposed to join and post soon.

So far he knows if he pulls the fuse it stops and it still does it without the relay.
 

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He has stray voltage running around. Tell him he needs to go through and locate and connect all of his ground wires.
 

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Any suggestions on what grounds to check?
 

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I would start with the battery, then alternator. Otherwise it could be a wire behind your dash. Just some ideas.
 

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Alright finally had a chance to get on here I'm the buddy with the problem with my dash lights, checked all grounds under the hood looked for grounds in kick panels I'm at a loss for words as long as fuse number 1 is pulled no blinking of lights but comes back soon as you put it back help
 

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I'm going to bet on a cut/damaged ground wire somehwere? ground strap from drivers side head to firewall maybe? alternator grounds to engine which should be grounded via battery negative post to timing cover.
 

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Nope checked all those nothing wrong with any of em
 

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Maybe something got shorted out or toasted. Sounds like it's time to tear down and put that fluke meter to work one wire at a time...
 
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