Roxmic

2.5 L

Help!! Someone hit the front of my son's 86 Comanche in a parking lot. Now, the dash lights come on when the key is in and on, but it won't turn over, not to mention no sounds from the fuel pump solonoids or starter relay. Is there a fuse I should check out or could the slow speed impact have caused thre solonoids and relay to fail or be shortedf? Any ideas? Thank you, Maurine

So it turned out to be the hot lead for the fuel pump, but...the twist....it was a red wire going to the diagnostic connector mounted on the firewall. Butt terminal in place and securly wrapped in electrical tape, short is gone and the truck is running fine. The battery now even holds a charge lol Thank you for your help :thumbsup:

Hornbrod thank you! I had a bad feeling you would say that. I had figured to connect to the link and ground then start pulling fuses. I hope that way to narrow down the system the short is in if possible. Then again, this short could be anywhere :doh: Do you think it may be possible that the short stayed in the system the link is in?

Hi all. My son bought a rough 86 Comanche and has had a number of issues. The worst yet is that he and a friend decided to clean the starter contacts with steel wool. Oddly, neither of them decided to disconnect the battery. As a result, a fusable link for the latch and fuelpump relays blew. I replaced the fusable link. Naturally, when attempting to reconnect the pos lead to the battery, it sparks, the dash lights are out, and the replaced link gets hot. Short right? Of course!! (Never fails!!) Now, I've traced the wire from the link to connector just before the harness enters the firewall. I'm at a bit of an impass as to where to look next. Any ideas? I have a sinking feeling the ECU may have fried. Help!!!