Re: RE: Installed Mopar Headers..... DAK DEAD!!!!!!!

From: greasy (gg428@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2001 - 12:47:26 EDT


That was my initial thought Ron, but wouldn't that lead to a blown fuse? if
there was a short, what else would blow that would cut total power? What
could short that would cause that drastic of an effect? I have done a visual
check of all the wires, and I cant see any problems.
Gregg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:07 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Installed Mopar Headers..... DAK DEAD!!!!!!!

> Sounds like a short somewhere, Gregg.
>
> Ron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of greasy
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 8:01 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Installed Mopar Headers..... DAK DEAD!!!!!!!
>
>
> well we spent a late night thrashing last night, and got the headers
> installed. Everything bolted up clean, with no problems... I could not
> understand what was wrong, this was supposed to be hard.
> well the we get everything put back together and the truck would not
> start!!!! the batt was completley dead!!!!!
>
> We jump the truck and get it to start, but it would not idle for a couple
> minutes, if you took your foot off the gass It would just die.
> Then once it began to idle I left it running while cleaning up the
garrage,
> and then took my buddy home.
> about 15 miles later we were pulling off the freeway, and the truck just
> died... complete electrical system shutdown... no horn, lights, alarm,
> nothing. so I had the truck towed home, This all hapened at about 1:15
this
> morning!!!!
> I hope it is just the batterey, I checked several times for any loose
> connections, or burnt wires, but there were none.
> HELP guys, I need to get it fixed tonight.
> I am going to try a new baterey tonight.
> Greasy.
>
>



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