Ok, i have since i was teens/20s wanted a Land-rover discovery (actually wanted a 1 but bought a 2). As is my practice with a new car i put in a new battery and was going to change the wipers and have all the fluids replaced tomorrow.
So after the new battery install when i get home i am going to familiarize myself with the engine bay. so look around and i notice a loose ground wire which i secured. it is in fact what i suspect is the main ground wire to the battery.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dSTfa0FcPDNqbLTz1
So now when i start it have power to the whole dash and everything looks good. I always pause at start up to let all the check lights work and see if i get any sweep from the gauges.
When i turn the key to the start position i get one clunk and i loose all power to the dash and everything goes completely blank down to the clock and the overhead cabin light. If i remove the ground from the ground post on the battery this condition will be corrected as soon as i reattach it. Again the battery is new and when i run a multi meter on it i get about 12.57 volts. if i leave it alone in about 5-6 minutes it seems to return to power at the dash. I even tried using another car to try to jump start it on the odd chance that i got a brand new bad battery...
Added note, but i dont feel is related when i got home i used the multi meter to check what i was getting from the alternator and it was about 13.5 volts at idle.
Some things i do know, even when i am not getting power to the dash and the interior i am getting power to the fuse box and all of the larger fuzes test as being complete and not blown.
I do think it is odd that negative attachement on my battery atleast has a wingnut .
It was my intent to buy a project vehicle i just was not expecting it to be the first day. Good karma for me it is sitting in my driveway and not out in the boonies.
What does the brain trust think?
So after the new battery install when i get home i am going to familiarize myself with the engine bay. so look around and i notice a loose ground wire which i secured. it is in fact what i suspect is the main ground wire to the battery.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dSTfa0FcPDNqbLTz1
So now when i start it have power to the whole dash and everything looks good. I always pause at start up to let all the check lights work and see if i get any sweep from the gauges.
When i turn the key to the start position i get one clunk and i loose all power to the dash and everything goes completely blank down to the clock and the overhead cabin light. If i remove the ground from the ground post on the battery this condition will be corrected as soon as i reattach it. Again the battery is new and when i run a multi meter on it i get about 12.57 volts. if i leave it alone in about 5-6 minutes it seems to return to power at the dash. I even tried using another car to try to jump start it on the odd chance that i got a brand new bad battery...
Added note, but i dont feel is related when i got home i used the multi meter to check what i was getting from the alternator and it was about 13.5 volts at idle.
Some things i do know, even when i am not getting power to the dash and the interior i am getting power to the fuse box and all of the larger fuzes test as being complete and not blown.
I do think it is odd that negative attachement on my battery atleast has a wingnut .
It was my intent to buy a project vehicle i just was not expecting it to be the first day. Good karma for me it is sitting in my driveway and not out in the boonies.
What does the brain trust think?