4kq no start-possesed warning lights

Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com
Tue Sep 3 11:58:13 EDT 2002


>Are the terminals corroded?  Typically corrosion will show up like this:
>-interior lights work
>-radio works
>-turn the key, everything in the car goes dim/out
>The corrosion under low current draws doesn't cause a significant
>voltage drop(so minor accessories work), but the large current draw
>from the starter causes a huge voltage drop with even the slightest
>resistance.

I would think that the infamous bad splice would look like this too.
Does the 4kq have a splice like the Type 44?

Eric




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