Hello xxgraffiti87,
Entire TELEPHONE offices have been caught in MUD-SLIDES:
The documented recovery process is to IMMEDIATELY remove all power... Water wash (fire hose) the equipment...
Air pressure clean the equipment and place massive fans while measuring humidity...
Restore power ONLY when humidity is at or below normal.
All that to avoid ELECTROLYSIS...
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In addition to the Battery distribution...
you have a GROUND distribution...
If you suspect an OPEN circuit... it is an IDEAL APPLICATION for a wire TONE-TRACER ... (see example below)
(they ONLY work on "open" circuits... You may have to pull a fuse of bulb to PROPERLY trace...
but it can find a multitude of troubles)
BEFORE you get to very exotic about key readers, transponders...
ELECTRONICS (et al).. You need to check your BODY grounds
(specifically)...
Lights working/not working is a good sign...
What SHOULD have been done was to
REMOVE ALL POWER... (keep off until totally dry)...
WD40... & compressed air... LOTs.
NOW... you might be able to clean corrosion with commercial corrosion cleaners... Brass bristle brush ... (try not to remove or further damage the FACTORY SURFACE).
No sloshing or firehoses...
I use white vinegar & Q-Tips... Followed with clean water... then
Isopropyl Alcohol (70% or better)... Lots of AIR...
AIR DRY (for days)... Sparingly apply a anti-oxidant
(again... I first apply WD40... (water displacement)
Clean it all away & apply white lithium grease...
WD40 also sell a WHITE LITHIUM GREASE...
Do not confuse with the WATER DISPLACEMENT PRODUCT...!!
WD 40 Wikipedia
With power applied corrosion/oxidation will grow
quickly & should be easily seen...
Use FREE wiring diagrams to find main ground clusters.
(see below) brass wire, clean & dry all connections...
apply white lithium grease ...
(very sparingly to any visible corrosion)
Sealed units (like headlight relays... You have a BUNCH)
You might want to consider going to a wreaking yard with
a picnic basket...
If they got submerged... it is HIGHLY LIKELY they are STILL MOIST (inside)... and will only get worse.
FREE drawings... (and Tech Bulletins) at
BBB Industries website (registration required)
BBB Industries Premium Alternators Starters Power Steering Products
TONE TRACER...
Extech TG20 Wire Tracer and Tone Generator Amazon com
Hope this helps.
Carnac the Magnificent
BBB Industries Premium Alternators Starters Power...
New and remanufactured alternators...
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Extech TG20 Wire Tracer and Tone...
SOURCE: Bought a new battery and my 1992 buick lesabre still won't start
i had the same problem on my '92 Lesabre ltd. All you need to do it is get the rust off your battery cables, use the wire brush to scrub the contact surfaces. also use a wrench to tighten the bolt to the battery, take precaution as to not to tighten too much , it might beak the battery threads.
SOURCE: car wont start
Check the starter and wiring coming to it.
Try to move them a litle to see if they are tight enough. Starter location you can find for free at
Autozone website.
Good Luck
SOURCE: Car wont start, no clicks no sound
make sure you have power getting to your starter when you crank. check the small nut on the starter. should have 12 v or very close to it. this will tell you if your getting power to the starter or if somethign before the starter and something maybe with your anti theft system or not. its hard to say online cause of that anti theft. doest the light flash at all? the anti theft light?
if your getting power to the starter when you crank make sure your getting good power to the starter by turning on the head lights and see if they dim. a good starter will cause the headlites to dim when attempting to start. if nothing dims check connections. or assume bad starter motor. make sure your also getting power to the main starter stud as well.
good luck
michael
SOURCE: 1997 buick Lesabre limited all lights come on,wont start
the ingnition switch has a wire broken that wont allow the computer to turn the security system off to let the car start
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I TRIED ALL OF THAT NOTHING WORKED I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM
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