Immediate Shutdown of Vehicle
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Immediate Shutdown of Vehicle
1995 Blazer LT, AC Pulley on passenger side, vin has GNDTWXS letters.
A series of unfortunate events:
1. Serpentine belt broke all of a sudden. No prior issues.
2. Car started, limped it to safety without overheating.
3. Car would only crank, no start for day 1 until battery was dead. Jump starts were the same. No reversed polarity in any of the jumps. I did find a wiring connection with a green and a black wire that was separated from its female companion and I have no idea where it goes. It was from the engine cluster just behind the AC pulley. (See Picture)
4. Car wouldn't even crank despite new battery & jumping attempts. I could hear the fuel pump prime, but battery would die incredibly fast. +/- 1 Volt per hr when idle, or 2 start attempts. No more cranking, no more ability to test spark.
5. Hooked up to another known good battery, and the fuel pump would engage repeatedly or until it ran out of juice in the charged battery.
6. Hooked up to another known good battery, everything seems energized, but the guages other than Battery do not work...most fall down to bottom levels.
7. Now when i try to start EVERYTHING shuts down. No lights/sounds/anything. Complete blackout.
Any ideas?
Jam
A series of unfortunate events:
1. Serpentine belt broke all of a sudden. No prior issues.
2. Car started, limped it to safety without overheating.
3. Car would only crank, no start for day 1 until battery was dead. Jump starts were the same. No reversed polarity in any of the jumps. I did find a wiring connection with a green and a black wire that was separated from its female companion and I have no idea where it goes. It was from the engine cluster just behind the AC pulley. (See Picture)
4. Car wouldn't even crank despite new battery & jumping attempts. I could hear the fuel pump prime, but battery would die incredibly fast. +/- 1 Volt per hr when idle, or 2 start attempts. No more cranking, no more ability to test spark.
5. Hooked up to another known good battery, and the fuel pump would engage repeatedly or until it ran out of juice in the charged battery.
6. Hooked up to another known good battery, everything seems energized, but the guages other than Battery do not work...most fall down to bottom levels.
7. Now when i try to start EVERYTHING shuts down. No lights/sounds/anything. Complete blackout.
Any ideas?
Jam
Last edited by jpfoster; May 25, 2017 at 9:18 PM. Reason: better explanation
