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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Background: Car ran fine, but needed the knock sensors replaced. (turned out that mice had chewed through all the wires under the intake manifold, where the sensors are located).
Installed the sensors, new sensor wiring harness, and mended either the crankshaft, or the camshaft positioner sensor wire that had also been chewed through. This was a connector with a single wire only. Put everything back together, hooked up the battery, tried to start the car and I immediately hear a "click" and everything went dead. No headlights, no horn, no dash lights etc. Power seat works. Note that the battery has been disconnected for at least 10 days while I've been working on the truck and waiting for parts. Is this an "anti-theft" issue since the battery has been disconnected for so long? Is there a breaker under the dash (or somewhere) that tripped? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Ivan Vegvary |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Background: Car ran fine, but needed the knock sensors replaced. > (turned out that mice had chewed through all the wires under the > intake manifold, where the sensors are located). > > Installed the sensors, new sensor wiring harness, and mended either > the crankshaft, or the camshaft positioner sensor wire that had also > been chewed through. This was a connector with a single wire only. > > Put everything back together, hooked up the battery, tried to start > the car and I immediately hear a "click" and everything went dead. > No headlights, no horn, no dash lights etc. Power seat works. > > Note that the battery has been disconnected for at least 10 days > while I've been working on the truck and waiting for parts. > > Is this an "anti-theft" issue since the battery has been disconnected > for so long? > > Is there a breaker under the dash (or somewhere) that tripped? > > Any suggestions greatly appreciated. > > Ivan Vegvary Sounds like the mice did some more damage. The no start sounds like either a bad fuse or bad connection. Single wire sensor wouldn't be cam or crank sensor. Could be temp or knock sensor though. -- Steve W. |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Thanks Steve W.
The paradox is that the car ran fine until I decided to dig into the knock sensor issue. Ivan Vegvary |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Waited a few hours and the electrical system is back on. Headlights, instrument panel etc. all on. When turning the key to start "click" and system is again dead. Suspect 'theft deterrent' system. Had major problems before.
Next time system comes back on I will try to read codes prior to trying to start. Ivan Vegvary |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 16:41:59 -0700 (PDT), Ivan Vegvary
> wrote: >Waited a few hours and the electrical system is back on. Headlights, instrument panel etc. all on. When turning the key to start "click" and system is again dead. Suspect 'theft deterrent' system. Had major problems before. >Next time system comes back on I will try to read codes prior to trying to start. >Ivan Vegvary You sure you don't have a loose connection with a fusible link at the starter, or a junction block, or near one of the battery cables? When this happens, turn the key on, turn the wipers on, and then start moving wires around, including by the starter. When the wipers start moving, you're in the right area. |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Waited a few hours and the electrical system is back on. Headlights, instrument panel etc. all on. When turning the key to start "click" and system is again dead. Suspect 'theft deterrent' system. Had major problems before. > Next time system comes back on I will try to read codes prior to trying to start. > Ivan Vegvary I suspect a bad battery or dirty battery terminals. Jump the battery and see. |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Waited a few hours and the electrical system is back on. Headlights, > instrument panel etc. all on. When turning the key to start "click" > and system is again dead. Suspect 'theft deterrent' system. Had > major problems before. Next time system comes back on I will try to > read codes prior to trying to start. Ivan Vegvary That isn't how the anti-theft operates. Everything will work but it shuts off the fuel pump and ignition and the starter is taken off line. It sounds more like a bad connection or bad battery. -- Steve W. |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Thanks Steve W. > The paradox is that the car ran fine until I decided to dig into the knock sensor issue. > Ivan Vegvary Did you damage the ground wire at the rear of the head Or perhaps it has rotted off? Take a set of jumper cables and connect the ground from the battery to the block. -- Steve W. |
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Chevy 5.3 liter no-start problem
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:58:58 PM UTC-7, Steve W. wrote:
> Ivan Vegvary wrote: > > > Waited a few hours and the electrical system is back on. Headlights, > > > instrument panel etc. all on. When turning the key to start "click" > > > and system is again dead. Suspect 'theft deterrent' system. Had > > > major problems before. Next time system comes back on I will try to > > > read codes prior to trying to start. Ivan Vegvary > > > > That isn't how the anti-theft operates. Everything will work but it > > shuts off the fuel pump and ignition and the starter is taken off line. > > > > It sounds more like a bad connection or bad battery. > > > > -- > > Steve W. Okay, finally after 6 hours, everything has reset. Decided to read codes before trying to start. No codes were shown. Had friend stand at the windshield and tried to start the truck. Same results but he confirmed that the loud click is coming from the engine side of the firewall. Everything dead again. BUT, will try my battery connection again. It is the only part of the electrical circuit I played with upon disassembly. (removed the negative battery cable). All other things I unplugged were sensors and the connectors to the fuel injectors. Will report back in the morning. Thank you everybody for the suggestions. Very kind of you. Ivan Vegvary |
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