Ignition short out?????

[skyrone]

Alright guys so I had a coil on plug system that worked great for a long time then all the sudden i kept blowing coils and was having problems with my tach. A few people recommended that i change my power transistor, I pulled it out and tested it according to the instructions in the chilton manual and it appeared to be bad so i replaced it and then was going good for a while then all the sudden it went back to the same problem, blew a coil and giving me tach troubles. I switched back to the stock ignition and it was doing great again. Then I put in a dvd player and had wires running all over the car. Next day i was driving and my whole dash went dark and the engine died. This really scared me but i came to find out i had just blown the fuse in my ignition circuit because my remote wire to my sub amplifier had rubbed through underneath the back seat and shorted out. Fixed that and i was running good for a while and then the same thing happened. So i disconnected the stereo all together from the harness ( all of the places i tapped into the ignition switch where on the stereo side of the harness). Now it still continues to blow fuses and I have no idea what could be causing this and what could be related. I imagine a wiring diagram would help but i left my car and chilton manual at home when i came down to college. Any help guys?

 

[throwedgsx]

Just curious, but how did you mount the power cable for your amplifier on your battery termnal? Is it by any chance arching to your hood?

 

[luv2rallye]

First make sure your alt isn't putting out too much voltage. Then these will help:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...-partial-short-battery-drain.html#post1496998
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/fre...download-2g-service-manual.html#post151989574

 

[skyrone]

i thought of that as well but it shorts when the car is not running. like as soon as i turn the key to on it blows the like acc ignition fuse and everything goes dark, getting my sun roof closed took about a half hour, a penny, and alot of burning my fingers.

Just curious, but how did you mount the power cable for your amplifier on your battery termnal? Is it by any chance arching to your hood?

my battery is in my trunk so the power cable is about 2,5 feet long and nowhere near the hood.

 

[skyrone]

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