# No electrical power with new battery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toronado, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [September 12, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495 "2007-09-12T13:36:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![paratrooper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@paratrooper](https://community.cartalk.com/u/paratrooper)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495/1 "2007-09-12T13:36:46Z")

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I have a restored 1978 toronado and installed a new battery, I drove it for a day and then parked it for 2 days and when I tried to start it its completely dead no lights, no horn nothing and the battery is fully charged HELP!!

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495/2 "2007-09-12T14:17:03Z")

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You have a bad connection somewhere, maybe one of the battery cables. Check BOTH ends of both cables. A loose or corroded ground connection has the same effect as a loose or corroded connection at a battery terminal.

Also check the continuity of the cables themselves.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495/3 "2007-09-12T15:32:04Z")

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Also, don’t forget the fusible link. (If you don’t know, just ask.)

We also want to hear why you think the battery is still fully charged.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-electrical-power-with-new-battery/4495/4 "2007-09-12T17:13:30Z")

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I’ll second SteveF on both points.