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MY 2001 LeSabre won"t start

Old Jun 10, 2014 | 11:09 PM
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Today I had a flat tire. I plugged a Craftsman pump into the cigerette lighter to fill the tire. The pump died and the engine shut off. I tried starting the car but it would not turn over, nothing. I have all my electric,i.e. lights radio, etc. is there a reset button or did I fry something
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 11:11 PM
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Sounds like you blew a fuse/relay.. I'd start by checking both ignition fuses
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 11:15 PM
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Hey Shawn *, just wanted to give a proper thank you. This is my first time doing this so I am feeling my way . Again thanks
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 11:26 PM
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Anytime.. Im still kinda new here myself.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 08:00 AM
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Remove both of the battery cables from the battery and check for corrosion.

Both of them should not look like the one on the right.

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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 10:43 AM
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x2 on the fuse/relay popping. Check the fuse box under the back seat. Those cigarette lighter receptacles are not designed to handle high amounts of current, which your tire compressor probably required while actively running.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 11:07 AM
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Even if he did pop a fuse, it wouldn't shut the whole car down. I'm suspecting the battery/cables.
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 05:48 PM
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The car ran perfectly until the tire pump incident. I know how to check for blown fuses but how can you tell if the relay went bad?
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 06:03 PM
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Did you check your battery cables yet?
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Old Jun 11, 2014 | 07:51 PM
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I am with Mike on this one, check your battery cables, I have never heard of anything blowing a fuse or relay and it shut a car off that was running, the only fuse that I know of that may be able to do that would be the fuel pump fuse, or relay.
And I am pretty sure those are on a totally separate circuit.
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