Hi TrickyT,
I'm glad your email reminded me to come back and explain. It turned out to be the 40amp fuse for the ABS. Not quite sure why that caused it to refuse to start at all after the first try but ..
Hi BMT and thanks for the reply..
I do have access to a scanner; I should have posted that.. It is currently reporting C1223 1253 and 1256. It was reporting a 1241 but that went away when I changed the battery. Alternator connections should be right but I do find myself wondering about the 120A...
1. 1/2 way to work on Monday (wife), battery / charging system light comes on. At this point, battery charge indicator is about halfway up (about 40% of the way between the two 'good' points on the gauge)
2. As she's almost to work, the whole dash lights up (pretty much everything *except*...
Paul: What turned out to be your issue? I have what seems like the exact problem.. Changed both the battery and the alternator and still no joy.. Starts up once with the dash still lit up like an Xmas tree.. battery drains quickly :(