V1 Absolutely nothing electrically speaking.

[barichuk]

Confession; complete electronic illiterate here. Donor is '07 NA 2.4 auto, kit is #212. I am at the point in video 21 that shows how to hook up battery and turn the key. Absolutely nothing happens. About all I know to do is check the ground from the battery to a bare spot in the frame and I do have continuity there. I have no lights on the dash module, no relay noises, nothing. I am guessing the BCM is the box in the passenger footwell, and the ECM is the one at the engine. Other than that I need a step-by-step, plain English walk-through on how to work through this. Any takers? BTW, I hate plumbing about as much as I hate electrics, but I think I have the cooling system in place.

 

[baustin]

Do you have a multimeter? What's your battery voltage?

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

First thing, is the battery good? Check the voltage across the terminals.

Secondly, is the ground good at the fusebox? No current return at the fusebox in an open circuit to the rest of the electrical system.

Third thing to try, is the 50 amp fuse in the heavy red wire coming from the battery to the fusebox good?

 

[Fozda]

Would you be able to post pics of the battery area, starter, and rear fuse box area to see if anything jumps out at us?

 

[barichuk]

First thing, is the battery good? Check the voltage across the terminals.

Secondly, is the ground good at the fusebox? No current return at the fusebox in an open circuit to the rest of the electrical system.

Third thing to try, is the 50 amp fuse in the heavy red wire coming from the battery to the fusebox good?

50 amp fuse shows continuity. The battery shows good; it is brand new. I will check the ground at both fuse boxes. Thanks.

 

[95Blitz]

Also nothing about this problem, but put your info in your signature. You might live close to someone that is willing to come help.

 

[barichuk]

 

[barichuk]

First pic is the starter. The connector looks rusty, but I cleaned it before connecting it. Second pic is the fuse box. Third pic is a connector hanging near the fuse box. It was not identified, but looked like it should be attached to ground. It was also cleaned before attaching. Battery is not connected in the pic. Fuse box (BCM?) is the one at the passenger footwell. I don't see where to check ground on either of the fuse boxes.

 

[Anks329]

Was your frame powder coated? Take the nuts off the two grounding posts and make sure you have bare metal touching the bare metal of the grounding lugs.

check that you have 12v at the fuse box at the back of the car at the metal post that’s there.

 

[Lonny]

There is a ground near the fuse box that I see you have attached, there is another ground around where the ECM connector wires exit the body harness that will connect to the engine or transmission. There is also a ground up near the pedal box.

After looking at your image of the ground near the fuse box that ground looks like it could be the lower one. There should be two grounds in that general area.

 

[barichuk]

Was your frame powder coated? Take the nuts off the two grounding posts and make sure you have bare metal touching the bare metal of the grounding lugs.

check that you have 12v at the fuse box at the back of the car at the metal post that’s there.

Frame was powder coated. The gentleman who did it told me I needed to file off the coating, so I did that. Appreciate the advice.

 

[Anks329]

Great! Double check the grounds anyway. That's a very common problem point. I ended up taking a wire from my pedal box and grounding it off to the battery box ground as an added precaution. Once you're happy with the grounding points, make sure you're getting power to the fuse block. That's the box on top of the engine in the rear of the goblin.

 

[Kenny123]

In my experience it is most likely a ground. Any luck on solving the issue? I'd be curious to hear what you found.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

The two grounding post's you show .... the one by the engine mount and the one on the negative side of the battery. Both are covered in paint. It is imperative that you clean those post's right down to bare metal. You must have good grounds !!! A rotary wire brush in a drill works wonders.

 

[barichuk]

The two grounding post's you show .... the one by the engine mount and the one on the negative side of the battery. Both are covered in paint. It is imperative that you clean those post's right down to bare metal. You must have good grounds !!! A rotary wire brush in a drill works wonders.

I have checked continuity between the positive side of the battery and various grounds. They all show good. I will clean them better, though, just to be sure.

 

[barichuk]

Alright, after 5 nights of other things to do, I now have a full week of vacation (12/5-11/20!) to get to the important stuff, my Goblin electrics. I have been asked about the ground from the fuse box in the back, and the first picture is what I am guessing is that ground. It is wrapped into the harness that DFG built for me. The next pictures are the front and back of the fuse box at the front of the car. Someone mentioned grounding this box, but I see no ground wire nor where to connect one. Next pic is the power steering (?) wire at the back fuse box, and the last pic is the connector to the power steering unit (blue) and the connector from the harness (black), which does have the correct color wires.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

The first picture is NOT a ground. It is the positive post that goes to the starter solenoid. It should actually look like the picture I have posted. From that point to ground you should read 12 Volts DC.

 

[Goblin Graber]

What you’re calling the front fuse block is the body control module or BCM. The picture of the back of it has a black wire with a white tracer. That is the BCM ground.

Both connectors in the last pic plug into the power steering motor.

 

[Goblin Graber]

I have checked continuity between the positive side of the battery and various grounds. They all show good. I will clean them better, though, just to be sure.

I thought this might have been a typo checking continuity from grounds to the positive battery terminal. Then your last post you were thinking the main power wire in the fuse block was the ground.

Dumb question but you do have the battery hooked up correctly?

 

[barichuk]

What you’re calling the front fuse block is the body control module or BCM. The picture of the back of it has a black wire with a white tracer. That is the BCM ground.

Both connectors in the last pic plug into the power steering motor.

The blue plug is wired directly to the power steering motor. The black one is from the harness.