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1987 firebird trans am gta wont run


porcelli
07-06-2010, 02:37 PM
the car died yesterday. mirrors, trunk, parking, horn,interior lights all work. no head lights, windows, radio, gauges, intruments, starter. battery full, but nothing else. any ideas? :confused:

wrightz28
07-07-2010, 08:55 AM
I'd check the fusable links and wires off the starter.

porcelli
07-07-2010, 10:57 AM
thank you. i climbed under the car and saw what appeared to be the 3 links to which you refer. i could jus t see them, let alone reach them. they look like they are about 3 inches long, retangular in shape. how do i reach them? how do i check them?:runaround:

wrightz28
07-07-2010, 12:13 PM
yep, that is them. gotta get her butt up in the air. Unless you're REALLY skinny. To check, often times a visual inspection will reveal a sign of burns/melting. I would also highly recommend disconnecting the battery for the process.

oh, this just dawned on me, also check the "ign" fuse under the dash.

porcelli
07-08-2010, 11:51 AM
is the fuse marked "ignition"/"ign" or ign/ecm? i couldnt see one in the fuse box that was only marked ign. or is it somewhere else?

wrightz28
07-08-2010, 04:31 PM
ehhhhh, it's been a while and my GTA is indisposed at the moment but I do believe it should just be "ign".

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