Good morning to all...
I am having similar problems with my 1990 ST185. Problem started while I was driving back from work on a nice warm Texas day. I was enjoying the curves of the road when all of a sudden I felt the car lose power and turn off... I felt how a pilots might feel when their plane stalls... I tapped the gauge cluster... NADA..., put the car in neutral, and let the car ride up the hill... While the car sputtered for its last moments of life... I felt like the car lost power due to low battery... Even though I was able to get up this slight hill with the car just coasting while it was off, I still had to roll up my sleeves and pushed it to the side of the road... As I was checking under the hood thinking that I might need a jump I came to the harsh realization that the ALT fuse was blown... I knew that no matter how many times I would get a jump the battery will not charge... Luckily my girlfriend has AAA and she came as well to pick me up... Funny thing while I waited for the flat bed I got 3 offers for the car... I told them if you can make it run right now it's yours... NO OFFERS :shrug:
After it got towed to my apartment complex I replaced the 100A ALT FUSE. Now the starter was cranking and sounding like this
http://youtu.be/cnebUjy6jug
The fuses that are being blown are
*IGN 7.5 AMP
*ECU IG 15 AMP
I also installed a new fuel pump thinking it might be the delivery of fuel to the car... same thing checked with a multimeter and saw now voltage going to the relay or pump... checked wired and they ok checked pump relay
I checked all, relays, and individually plugged / unplugged almost every component and nothing.
Before I tear down the steering column and take the ignition out. I would like to get the advice of some ST185 gurus here :notworthy: ...
Things checked and ok
-RELAYS
-FUEL PUMP
-WIRE LOOM CABLE INTEGRITY
-ECU
-ABS COMPONENTS