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JSeery · 06-29-2014, 06:10 PM

You are not going to get anywhere with this without having a good battery! You need to have the battery tested under load by someone who knows how to test a battery. I'm not sure why you don't want to have it properly tested, without that being done first you are spinning your wheels. Electrical problems need to be approached in a step by step manner. Jumping around from one thing to the next will not work and the first item to determine is the condition of the battery. You may being going through all this grief when all you need is a good battery.

hperrong · 06-29-2014, 06:59 PM

Well. Thanks for all your help. Got my optima and she started right up!
I disconnected the ground to test the dynamo and the engine did not shut off so I assume that still works.
Thanks for all your help.

JSeery · 06-29-2014, 07:10 PM

Always start with the battery! Glad to hear you got it running, that is great.

06-29-2014, 06:10 PM	#21
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Troubleshooting Electrical Problem You are not going to get anywhere with this without having a good battery! You need to have the battery tested under load by someone who knows how to test a battery. I'm not sure why you don't want to have it properly tested, without that being done first you are spinning your wheels. Electrical problems need to be approached in a step by step manner. Jumping around from one thing to the next will not work and the first item to determine is the condition of the battery. You may being going through all this grief when all you need is a good battery.

06-29-2014, 06:59 PM	#22
hperrong Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 12	Re: Troubleshooting Electrical Problem Well. Thanks for all your help. Got my optima and she started right up! I disconnected the ground to test the dynamo and the engine did not shut off so I assume that still works. Thanks for all your help.

06-29-2014, 07:10 PM	#23
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Troubleshooting Electrical Problem Always start with the battery! Glad to hear you got it running, that is great.