Help me!! :(

[panda24619]

so for some dam reason i have a problem with my anti theft kicking on and killing all electronics to the truck. i will turn the key to on and have to let it sit for a little bit then turn to start. if not and i put the key in and go straight to start BAM! nothing! everything dies. i have to go open the hood take off the terminal and put it back on. then its all good. like idk why its doing this. but it is sure killing my mileage. im down 50 miles for this tank. could it be cause i have all these electronics i added to the battery? or what? if it is that then i will just redo the wiring some how. idk whats going on. i think i might just deal with it till i get some 0 gauge wire and do the big 3 see if that helps.

 

[99 Expy]

I don't know anything about electronics, but your new wiring could have something to do with it, but who knows. Is this the first time you've had this problem? I'm glad I don't have an alarm system on mine.

 

[ELVATO]

Sounds like when my positive terminal wasn't making good contact with the battery post. It would do it randomly, where I would go to start it, and everything died. I would have to get off, jiggle the connector around a bit till my hood light turned out, then go to start. Sometimes, I'd have to have someone start it while I held the connector in place.

Finally, I took off the terminal, squeezed it with some pliers, and put it back on. Now, it has a nice, tight fit and no more failures to start.

I wouldn't think the PATS would disable all the electronics, just the engine. Maybe with all the new wiring, you need to tighten some connections, or get a better terminal to accommodate all the wiring.

 

[panda24619]

im thinking its that, but whats weird is the terminal is tight. i just bought these ones cause i needed them. but ill look for some different terminals some where else. i dont have an alarm either. if i did this would suck! haha but ill see what i can do.

 

[99 Expy]

Did you try roughing the terminal and connector up to try to get a better fit? I think I remember you getting new connectors. I have always gone with the big lead ones you can get for like 2 bucks a piece.

 

[KWT2000]

YOU ARE BEYOND HELP!!!!






































SORRY COULD RESIST

Damn fingers won't work right today

 

[panda24619]

YOU ARE BEYOND HELP!!!!


SORRY COULD RESIST

you could? then why you say it? haha but i think ill take it off and ruff it up a little. i did put dieletic grease on so that should be helping. idk. wht should i ruff it up with?

 

[99 Expy]

you could? then why you say it? haha but i think ill take it off and ruff it up a little. i did put dieletic grease on so that should be helping. idk. wht should i ruff it up with?

You can get a battery post bush thing they sell, or I've used a pliers before.

 

[panda24619]

You can get a battery post bush thing they sell, or I've used a pliers before.

thats right. i think we might have one or maybe it was at my hs auto shop. either way ill just get a pair of pliers and do it. next time it happens. i tightened that nut down as tight as it will get so hopefully it wont do it again.