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PIMPMOBILE
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I have a 1992 Buick Riviera, car ran all day and then that night it would not start, all I hear is a click under the dash in the start position. I have checked the battery, replaced the ignition switch (the switch not the tumbler) checked all the fuses, and the fusible link at the starter, I get no power to that link on either side, I can jump the selinod and start the car, but only for a few seconds then it stops. I read some articles on passkey (alarm systems) and it seems to be exactly what my problem is, but how do I check that or bypass it to find out?
Mar 17, 2011 at 8:09 AM
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HMAC300
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if you aren't getting any power on the fusible link it is probably burntout. there shoudl be poweron both sides.
Mar 18, 2011 at 3:52 PM
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PIMPMOBILE
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Turns out that if you get no power on either side of that fusible link the passkey was the next piece of the puzzle, I removed the cylinder and the wire was broken on the switch, changed the cylinder and car started right up.
Mar 19, 2011 at 8:39 AM
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