Big 3 made things worse

[PIITB Wut Wut 10+ year member]

corrosion

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

Here's a picture of the wire I cut. This was the wire closest to the Fuse.

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

Cliff notes for people who don't want to read all the posts

Did the Big 3.

Car starting "clicking" when I attempted to turn it on. Have to move the key to the off/on position 3-5 times to turn it on. It does this when it sits for a while.

Installed a new system which is 1500 watts(old was 800 watts). Turned it on for about five minutes to set the amplifier gains.

Car now stumbles like it's going to die when I come to a stop. It started doing this AFTER I connected the new Amp/subs.

Tested the battery and alternator at Autozone. Both are fine! Checked battery connections/MAF sensor

My problems:

Car clicks when it sits for awhile

Car stumbles at idle

 

[oldschool4me 10+ year member]

have you checked your starter? sometimes they will cause a strain when they are going bad.

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

have you checked your starter? sometimes they will cause a strain when they are going bad.

Nope. I don't see how the starter cause my car to stumble. I've had bad starters before and this doesn't feel like it.

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

maybe an idler control valve

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

When I turn the key it clicks then the radio turns off, then comes on. Its not the starter clicking/spinning. Just one click then the gauges/radio turn off then come on.

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

bad connection to the starter wire on the battery sounds like

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

Negative, right?

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

uh no lol. my starter wire goes to the positive post. i could be wrong on ur car but i dont think it is supposed to b on the negative. how many stock wires did u have on ur pos. terminal?

 

[altoncustomtech 10+ year member]

whoa..... burned posi at the fuse.... definitely some bad connections.... go thru and clean ALL of them really really good, batt terminals, factory wires, B3 wires.... everything that has a direct connection to that batt, alt and engine/chassis.....

wire brush, electrical cleaner, etc.... the works...

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

whoa..... burned posi at the fuse.... definitely some bad connections.... go thru and clean ALL of them really really good, batt terminals, factory wires, B3 wires.... everything that has a direct connection to that batt, alt and engine/chassis.....
wire brush, electrical cleaner, etc.... the works...

All connections are clean. I even disconnected all of Big 3 connections and it was still stumbling.

The only connection that MIGHT be bad is the negative side post. When I removed the battery today it looked the the threads were kinda stripped. I'm going to buy a top post terminal for the negative side and see if it changes anything.

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

uh no lol. my starter wire goes to the positive post. i could be wrong on ur car but i dont think it is supposed to b on the negative. how many stock wires did u have on ur pos. terminal?

2 I think, not really sure since they all go into one terminal and are covered by wire loom.

 

[altoncustomtech 10+ year member]

the stripped neg could cause a problem like that.... how exactly do you have those wires connected to the battery if ur not already utilizing the top posts?? with a just a couple of terminal adapters with the denter taps? I had nothing but problems with those stripping out the terminals on batts, ended up having to put a helicoil in the batt terminals to hold them in and still had some trouble....

 

[94'BLKBRD 10+ year member]

Positive side:

Side terminal-Stock wires/stock bolt

Top post-Xscorpion ring terminal for 0 gauge alternator and AMP power wire

pic below

http://www.darvex.com/BTRP/XScorpion+Ring+Battery+Terminal.html

Negative side:

Side terminal- Stock wires with Stinger bolt/terminal. I have the 0 gauge neg to ground on the end of this bolt.

pic below

http://www.darvex.com/SPT55309/Stinger+Long+GM+Battery+Terminal.html

Top post- Not being used

The negative side terminal is worn more than normal because it's always getting disconnected when I work on my car.