hiya! Alright, I recently bought a 1988... I think... Chevy S10 truck, And I am trying to get her into restored condition, shes really not in that bad a shape, but I put a battery in, and I've got absolutaly no power. No lights, no ignition, no turnover, nothing. So is it a relay? Or could there be a problem in teh wiring? What should I do to find out and correct this problem?

I would start by following the battery wires, maybe even just replace them. If nothing gets power that tells you it is probably a problem just after the battery.

Do you know the battery's good? Can you jump start it? Are the terminals bolted on tight?

hiya! Alright, I recently bought a 1988... I think... Chevy S10 truck, And I am trying to get her into restored condition, shes really not in that bad a shape, but I put a battery in, and I've got absolutaly no power. No lights, no ignition, no turnover, nothing. So is it a relay? Or could there be a problem in teh wiring? What should I do to find out and correct this problem?

Check the battery...is it new or suspect?

Check the battery cables.... especially the ground lead.... make sure it has a clean connection to the chassis. Since you're gonna do a resto, now would be a good time as any to replace the battery cables.

Check the fuse panel...there may be a battery relay fuse that is blown or some other fuse controlling a circuit with the battery relay.

Don't know if they use "fusible links" on the newer vehicles...this is a part of the main power cable designed to melt if the current draw is excessive.

Happy hunting.....

Mike

if top mount, make sure they are tight, same for side, but you can usually tell if its side mount, like missing bolt, i agree with every one, check the fuse block and panel, then get dirty and check ground cable and positive cable