Alright so here it goes, i just recently purchased a 95 cavalier in
good condition, however its got an electrical short, at random
instances when i press/release the gas and/or brake pedal my
electronics will fade out and turn back on. Now heres the problem.
Listenin to a song everythings peachy and then u go to stop at a light,
the radio turns off and repeats the song or stays off. Now ive been
trying to come up with a solution to avoid this short by reconnecting
the radio somehow. Now i was thinking (althought dangerous, however i
need this radio to work otherwise ill drive the car into a tree) about
running a hardwire from the battery to the +12 wire running to the
radio, and running a manual ground from the radio instead of using the
normal wire harness's. Would this effectively bypass the short located
god only knows where. Also if anyone else has a good effective
relatively cheap idea to also get this taken car of, id be very
thankful.

before i ran a hard wire from the battery to the radio itself but i
still encounter the same problem, and it actually seems to be worse. i
assume a short can also be caused by a ground wire touching somethin
its not supposed to, would also running a hard wire from the negative
terminal/car body remedy this problem i got everything running through
the appropriate harness except for the +12V. My 12v memory and negative
terminal still get routed through the harness. sometimes it memorizes
the spot, sometimes it wont. but im stuck and i just about hit the car
with a golf club, so any additional help would be grand.

That's not a short. If you had a short you would be blowing fuses and/or see
smoke and maybe have a nice fire. However what you do have is a bad/ loose
connection. Remove the radio and check your 12 volt swiched wire and also your
ground wire connections.



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Alright so here it goes, i just recently purchased a 95 cavalier in
good condition, however its got an electrical short, at random
instances when i press/release the gas and/or brake pedal my
electronics will fade out and turn back on. Now heres the problem.
Listenin to a song everythings peachy and then u go to stop at a light,
the radio turns off and repeats the song or stays off. Now ive been
trying to come up with a solution to avoid this short by reconnecting
the radio somehow. Now i was thinking (althought dangerous, however i
need this radio to work otherwise ill drive the car into a tree) about
running a hardwire from the battery to the +12 wire running to the
radio, and running a manual ground from the radio instead of using the
normal wire harness's. Would this effectively bypass the short located
god only knows where. Also if anyone else has a good effective
relatively cheap idea to also get this taken car of, id be very
thankful.

before i ran a hard wire from the battery to the radio itself but i
still encounter the same problem, and it actually seems to be worse. i
assume a short can also be caused by a ground wire touching somethin
its not supposed to, would also running a hard wire from the negative
terminal/car body remedy this problem i got everything running through
the appropriate harness except for the +12V. My 12v memory and negative
terminal still get routed through the harness. sometimes it memorizes
the spot, sometimes it wont. but im stuck and i just about hit the car
with a golf club, so any additional help would be grand.

Constant 12V+ Orange
Switched 12V+ Yellow
Ground Black
Illumination Gray
Dimmer Brown
Antenna Trigger Pink
Antenna Right Front
Front Speakers 4" x 6" Doors
Left Front (+) Tan
Left Front (-) Gray
Right Front (+) Light Green
Right Front (-) Dark Green
Rear Speakers 6" x 9" Rear Deck
Left Rear (+) Brown
Left Rear (-) Yellow
Right Rear (+) Dark Blue
Right Rear (-) Light Blue


In article .com,
wrote:
Alright so here it goes, i just recently purchased a 95 cavalier in
good condition, however its got an electrical short, at random
instances when i press/release the gas and/or brake pedal my
electronics will fade out and turn back on. Now heres the problem.
Listenin to a song everythings peachy and then u go to stop at a light,
the radio turns off and repeats the song or stays off. Now ive been
trying to come up with a solution to avoid this short by reconnecting
the radio somehow. Now i was thinking (althought dangerous, however i
need this radio to work otherwise ill drive the car into a tree) about
running a hardwire from the battery to the +12 wire running to the
radio, and running a manual ground from the radio instead of using the
normal wire harness's. Would this effectively bypass the short located
god only knows where. Also if anyone else has a good effective
relatively cheap idea to also get this taken car of, id be very
thankful.

before i ran a hard wire from the battery to the radio itself but i
still encounter the same problem, and it actually seems to be worse. i
assume a short can also be caused by a ground wire touching somethin
its not supposed to, would also running a hard wire from the negative
terminal/car body remedy this problem i got everything running through
the appropriate harness except for the +12V. My 12v memory and negative
terminal still get routed through the harness. sometimes it memorizes
the spot, sometimes it wont. but im stuck and i just about hit the car
with a golf club, so any additional help would be grand.

i dont know, its something funky, it doesnt only effect the radio, ive
got all sorts of weird lights comin on, when i press the gas the engine
service light comes on very dimly, ive noticed these quirks work in
conjunction with the stereo being all gimp. However i know i cant fix
the entire problem now, im just looking for a quick fix so my radio
doesnt go ape **** everytime i hit the gas/brake

wrote:
i dont know, its something funky, it doesnt only effect the radio, ive
got all sorts of weird lights comin on, when i press the gas the engine
service light comes on very dimly, ive noticed these quirks work in
conjunction with the stereo being all gimp. However i know i cant fix
the entire problem now, im just looking for a quick fix so my radio
doesnt go ape **** everytime i hit the gas/brake


oh btw this is my other gmail account, SirDonkeyPunch here. sry for any
confusion

problem solved, the negative terminal that was grounding out the chassi
was way too thin of gauge wire. i cut up an old set of jumper cables
and made a new ground point. everything works flawlessly now even the
dashboard insturment panel. w00t

.. . . :-|

That car sounds like bad news, dude.

~Mister.Lull
wrote:
problem solved, the negative terminal that was grounding out the chassi
was way too thin of gauge wire. i cut up an old set of jumper cables
and made a new ground point. everything works flawlessly now even the
dashboard insturment panel. w00t