A month or so ago, I had my 81 Cutlass running-turned it off and when I tried to restart a few hours later had no power at all. The headlights worked as well as the cluster lights-nothing else. I changed out the ignition switch today and the same problem is there. Any ideas anyone has would be great. i dont have an ohm meter unfortunately.

Thanks

 

Possibilities are endless. You might want to purchase a voltmeter to help troubleshoot.

When you turn the key, do you hear a click at all? If the starter solenoid got stuck, you could try tapping it with a hammer to gt it free.

If you do not have 12+ volts at the battery, that would be a good place to start.

 

No noises at all when I turn the key. I do have headlights and dash lights that dont dim when I turn the key. I also noticed that there's no key/ignition chime. No interior lights at all. All the symptoms led me to think it was the ignition switch. Could a bad ground at the positive cable be causing all this?

 

Do you have anything when you turn the key? In other words, does, for example, the radio work if you turn the key to the ACC or ON position?

 

Jaunty


--Nothing at all when I turn the key. there's no response at KOEO or ACC.

 

Is the battery known good?

 

the battery is in good shape