ok so a friend gave me this 1988 corolla (carberated) and I wanted to see if I could get it running.
Apparently it just up and died one day and my friend didn't have the time or patience to attempt to repair it. So I'm looking for a little help or advice.
So far I've installed a fresh battery, cables looked good from the surface. Insert key with driver side door open and get "door open" chime. Attempt to turn over the moter and the chiming dies and nothing happens (no ignition, no motor turn over, no display that the ignition switch is getting power...absolutely nothing).
so I return the key to the "home position" and the door ajar chime comes back to life. I attempt to turn on the headlights and the door chime dies again and there are not headlights to be seen.
All fuses appear intact.
I am at a loss as to where to start, is it possible that the ignition switch has a short in it....reportedly it had been working intermittently for a year or so before the car finally would not start again. Or could it be a short somewhere in the alternator? voltage regulator?
Any and all help or advice would be most appreciated, thank you in advance.
rwc