JOverton

Changed my battery out and went to start my 99 Express and fuel pump not coming on and DRL aren’t coming on, any suggestions?

Rednucleus

Welcome JO, what was going on to make you change the battery?

JOverton

Cause the battery I replaced didn’t have enough cold cranking amps or enough according to what the owners manual recommends. I had some corrosion on my negative cable & clipped back to fresh wire & put new terminal on. I also ran a new wire from battery to starter with new connections. Went to crank it up and turned key on & fuel pump doesn’t come on and DRL not coming on. checked all fuses…they’re good…any suggestions?

mountainmanjoe

did it work before changing the battery?

JOverton

yes it was

mountainmanjoe

is the starter cranking now?

JOverton

no the starter is not cranking, I’ve got nothing when I turn the key, no clicking, no fuel pump coming on, no DRL, but all my fuses are good and I can turn the headlights on and my radio still comes on with key turned on. I’m needing advice on what cud be wrong so if you have any more questions cud you ask them all at once please because I’m in a bad situation and needing to get this van going. I appreciate your replies and if you can help please ask me everything you need to know so I can figure out where to go from here.

JOverton

and I apologize for not being more detailed on what’s going on here on my end.

Triaged

You have a positive going to the fuse box and the alternator not just the starter? You have grounds to the engine, frame, and body? Do you have a volt meter to check voltage everywhere? A test light? Is there a run relay? Could you swap that with another relay? No blown fuses?

mountainmanjoe

well maybe you should have provided the whole story and not just one sentence in your first post, instead of us having to pull it out of you. There's not a lot of information to go on.

sounds like a bad ignition switch to me