absolutely no electricals

[joehinvt]

my buddy has a 89 camaro ls 5.0. he pulled outta his driveway and drove 2 ft and it just died. he calls me and i go to jump it and he says nope,its got nothing! no bells,no door chime,no interior lights ,nothing. its got plenty of juice according to my dvm. but ALL electrics are dead. so where do i start? im not a moron i know my way around a car. just wanna fast track to maybe trouble shoot this and save me some time! i really appreciate all replys!!!!!!!!!! joe h

[chvyl01]

Are you serious? turn the headlights on....do they come on?...if yes turn the key....observe what the headlights do. if the headlights do not come on check the following....cable from battery to the starter...could be loose broken burned or shorted...ensure its not against the exhaust...if this cable is ok remove the starter have it tested...the solenoid could be bad...check wire from alt to the battery...check the power wire from the starter to the ignition <.....this one could be the culprit. no power usually means the wire from the starter to the ignition..or solenoid...purple wire. Good luck....

[joehinvt]

when i said no electricals i meant NONE! no headlights or anything. i am gonna check your other suggestions tonite so thanks for those!!......joe

[1986Z28]

Originally Posted by chvyl01

Are you serious? turn the headlights on....do they come on?...if yes turn the key....observe what the headlights do. if the headlights do not come on check the following....cable from battery to the starter...could be loose broken burned or shorted...ensure its not against the exhaust...if this cable is ok remove the starter have it tested...the solenoid could be bad...check wire from alt to the battery...check the power wire from the starter to the ignition <.....this one could be the culprit. no power usually means the wire from the starter to the ignition..or solenoid...purple wire. Good luck....

There is no need for comments like that, although you are correct, for no power to anything i would check the battery cables, 3rd gen camaros have 3 power feeds coming off the main post on the starter. 2 go to the fuse box, and the other goes to the small junction block beside the battery, loose 1, your going to lose some acc's but not all, and the purple wire(solenoid) would only cause a no start.