4kq no start-possesed warning lights

[Ben Swann]

On Tuesday, September 03, 2002 10:58 AM, Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com
[SMTP:Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com] wrote:
> >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
>
>
AFAIK - No.  But the biggest pipes are the ones coming directly off of the
Battery to the engine/trans bellhousing (-) and to the starter and
alternator (+).

Ben