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not getting power to the ecu 95 gst

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clipsespyder

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Jan 31, 2004
Powdersprings, Georgia
I just bought this 95 gst everything stock but as u all know it came with problems. when I bought it I only planning to put the motor from my talon in this car and hoping to be ridin. but its a dsm.... . Ive had to replace the ignition switch already since then I can now turn the motor over. But The check engine light still dosnt flash when the key is in the on position or any of those acc lights and the new fuel pump isnt turning on. I checked the fuel pump with a volt meter to see if im getting power (none) i also checked the ecu by looking at a pinout diagram and it is also not receiving power. What should I do next. Im prob gonna talk to a shop monday I dunno what to do next anyone on here good with electrical's?
 
It's an electrical problem obviously. I had a similar problem with a car I bought and it took hours of trial an error to find out where it was coming from. Check the wiring running on the drivers side. underneath the plastic trim that runs from the front of the car to the back. My situation had someone bolt down the seat belt crimping power wire to ground which sizzled the crap out of the wiring. But there is really no way anyone in the forums is going to be able to tell you how to fix your problem. Your going to have to find the bad wiring yourself by looking for melted wiring and take a multimeter to check one wire at a time until you find something.
 
OK I jus checked the fuses again and this is whats going on (not sure what it means). The key ist in but the brake light srs and oil light stays on. I put the key in the ignition (lock position) and no chime nothing with both doors open (weird) I pull the engine 20amp fuse out and the brake light srs and oil light cut off and it starts to chime like its suppost to but when I put it in the lights come on and it stops chiming. Almost like its telling me something is wrong when the fuse is in.
 
You have a lot of troubleshooting to do. Gonna have to go through all your wiring and see if anything is crimped where power is touching ground. Otherwise buy an engine wiring harness with fuse box attached to narrow it down some more. Electrical problems are the worst to mess with especially if you bought the car that way. Your never going to find a solution asking on the forums because it can be a million different things. Your gonna have to go through all your wiring to find the problem. There is no easy way to do it.
 
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