jerry1967

New battery, starter checked out ok, alternator checked out ok.
I don't know what to check now.
When I try and start, the only thing I get is the lights that tells me if the car is in park or drive on the dash.No dash lights no radio, nothing.
Before I put in the new battery at lest I was getting all the dash lights now nothing but the park lights.

Any suggestions?

Airjer_

recheck your battery connection. Make sure there clean and tight. Otherwise I would probably check for power to the ignition switch. If you replaced the starter there a a couple of fusible links that need to go back the positive post of the start along with the positive battery cable, are you sure you put them on?

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jerry1967

Yes they are clean and tight. I quess I will put some new ones on and try that.

How do I check the power to the ignition switch?

maxwedge

I would suggest posting the year of the car, no?

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jerry1967

2000 regal 3800

maxwedge

2000 has no fusible links, make sure the large main fuses are good.

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jerry1967

Ok you will have to tell me where they are and what they look like!

richtazz

In this picture of the underhood fuse and relay center located near the battery (borrowed from a post at the G Prix forums about doing a fuel pump resistor bypass, so ignore the circled relay) the main fuses Shep (maxwedge) mentioned are the big ones in the left side of the picture.

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jerry1967

Thanks everybody- changed the ignition switch and the car started up. So far so good. I just hope I can get the car back together right.

Not a easy job for me to change this switch.