My first inclination would be the starter. It may be shorted out from
trying to turn with too much load against it and not enough current
getting to it. pull the old battery out and start by tracing the positive
lead to the fuse box and starter. Make sure that the wire and fuses are
ok.
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999, yugoman wrote:
> OK folks, major problem. I went to pull my wife's 75 out of the garage this
> afternoon, battery was discharged so I put the charger on. After a while it
> cranked but not long enough to fire, so I charged it a few more minutes.
> Again it turned over a couple times, but before the motor fired it just
> died, completely! No lights, no click from the ignition or door switches,
> nothing. Tried to connect the charger again, but each time I plugged it in
> it kicked off. Got another battery and jumper cables, hooked one to the
> positive and the ground to the bolt on the hatchback hinge. Major sparks
> here! I thought maybe the battery itself was shorted, so I unhooked the
> positive and connected the jumper cable directly to it, then tried to ground
> the other end again, still a shower of sparks. So it seems to be in the car
> itself. What do I need to look for? I don't know if anyone else has had this
> problem, but we hope it's not something major. Thanks a lot!
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