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    Sep 14, 2010, 05:56 PM
    No power at all to my 90 civic, even with jumper cables attached.
    My car ('90 civic) has been sitting for about a month now and I just fixed it but car suddenly died and now I have no power even with jumper cables attached.
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    Sep 14, 2010, 06:03 PM

    What was going on when it died? Were you driving? Was there any noises?
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    Sep 14, 2010, 06:03 PM

    Test the under hood and under dash fuses with a test light or multimeter--this particularly goes for the large box fuses in the under hood fuse/relay box. After that, test the ignition switch for wear, pitting, or melting.

    My bet is that the battery is bad. Remove and fully charge, or replace, the battery. Most auto parts stores will test and charge batteries for free.
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    Sep 14, 2010, 07:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by cnb1979 View Post
    What was going on when it died? Were you driving? Was there any noises?
    I was driving it and it died before I could even leave the driveway, then went to jump it again and not getting any power even while jumpers is connected.
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    Sep 15, 2010, 01:26 PM

    Have you checked your battery itself and the alternator?
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    Sep 15, 2010, 02:31 PM

    A volt meter will make quick work of this, Try head lights first. Then voltage at battery, then from battery positive and negative on ground on block and chassis. If you have it that far come back.
    Battery and both positive and negative cables need to be checked at both ends.
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    Sep 15, 2010, 05:23 PM
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    Car was sitting. Jumped it to move it so we could work on it. Car started, held the charge, moved it to the garage. Did some work on it, cap, rotor, plugs, wires. Jumped it again, went down the driveway. Car died, now cannot even jump.No power at all
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    Sep 20, 2010, 05:03 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by cnb1979 View Post
    have you checked your battery itself and the alternator?
    If you have a dead battery there not if fire going toyour ignition system and will not stay running get a new battery . Chicoman
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    Sep 20, 2010, 06:09 PM

    Or as the Rastas say, "You need a Metermon". You can see where you have power and when it is lost.

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