WTF did I do???

Jones331

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Was installing some hood pins and my dumb a** accidently drilled through the wiring harness! Only messed up 3 wires,slighlty severed one and just broke the cover on the other two. Now my car wont start. Tryed checking all the fuses and reseting the batt and nothing! Car will turn but not start damn! Hlp please sorry for the spelling ......jj

 

streetstang03

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sell the car.








did you fix the wires?

 

mogs01gt

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sounds like you still have a bad connection. Try splicing the wires again.

 

Jackie Chan

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what was that thread a while ago where some guy took a dremel and really fugged his car up...that **** was funny and he posted the pics....


Can we get some pics of this??

 

Jones331

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mogs01gt said:

sounds like you still have a bad connection. Try splicing the wires again.

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Yea the one wire only has like 5 or 6 frayed wires on it mostly intact. I looked the wire up in the manual in I think it is the anti theft control mod.

 

Tylerb59

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Ouch.

Should be repairable, but we need pics!

 

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2002GreyGT

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If it is the Theft control mod, that would explain why it truns, but won't start.

I would start with that wire.

 

Jones331

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2002GreyGT said:

If it is the Theft control mod, that would explain why it truns, but won't start.

I would start with that wire.

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Thanks yea I looked it up in the Haynes manual and the wire is red w light blue stripe....thats the wire to the anti theft mod.....(I think) but I am not throwing any codes at all. So do you guys think that the small amount of wires that did get ruined are affecting the voltage that much? I mean if I don't think that the wires are the problem I think when the drill bit touched the wires I shorted something out. There are no fuses blown and no codes either . :damnit: I feel

 

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Can you describe the location where the wires were damaged? Is there a chance the drill bit established a temporary electrical connection between some wires and chassis ground? Are all fuses OK? Does the "theft" light turn on steady, then off, when the key is turned to the ON (not start) position?

 

Jones331

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n0v8or said:

Can you describe the location where the wires were damaged? Is there a chance the drill bit established a temporary electrical connection between some wires and chassis ground? Are all fuses OK? Does the "theft" light turn on steady, then off, when the key is turned to the ON (not start) position?

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I damaged the wires right under the radiator bracket on the passanger side. Yes I checked ALL fuses and they are ok. I am almost positive the drill bit made some connection for a second.And yes the anti theft light flashes.......jj I am looking like a fool here at least it matches how I feel....jj

 

Jones331

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YES!!!!!! Succsess I found two blown fuses (they Were hiding ) so the car fires!

 

highvolts

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what were the fuses blown?

 

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n0v8or

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Great news!

Don't feel bad. I drilled into my battery once while installing some driving lights. After swearing at myself for 30 minutes, I plugged the hole with epoxy, refilled the battery with distilled water, and it lasted another 2 years. My neighbor wasn't so lucky; he customized his hood by slamming it with his drop light sitting atop the air filter housing (the big old fashioned steel "302" round ones).

 

White Stang

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the key there is you shorted three wires together. gauranteed recipe for fuse failure Glad you fixed it

 

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Jones331 said:

Was installing some hood pins and my dumb a** accidently drilled through the wiring harness! Only messed up 3 wires,slighlty severed one and just broke the cover on the other two. Now my car wont start. Tryed checking all the fuses and reseting the batt and nothing! Car will turn but not start damn! Hlp please sorry for the spelling ......jj

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Personally I would have drilled UP through the hood to avoid drilling DOWN into the engine



Hope you can get that fixed....

 

Jones331

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highvolts said:

what were the fuses blown?

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The 20 amp to the fuel pump and the a/c pressure! stole my lighter fuse and the high beams to fix for now!......jj

 

Jones331

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UDTBadkarma said:

Personally I would have drilled UP through the hood to avoid drilling DOWN into the engine



Hope you can get that fixed....

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Yea I hear ya and I am usually very good about installs it's just I was in a hurry to get to work! Looks like all that hurrying got me the day off! lol..........jj