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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon
That's nothing. Test the fuses to be sure of those before moving on to investigate other causes.
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Another update.
So first things first, I checked all the fuses I swapped out for continuity and they were all okay. I was able to start the car three times back to back this morning, that of which happened after I forgot where the stop light fuse went, yet the only issue was that the ABS light was still on. I left it for an hour, put the fuse back in, and the car didn’t start again. Took the same fuse out, no start. I installed a new battery, and still no start. I did this DC Amp test (saw on Chrisfix YT channel) to check for parasitic draw where I disconnected the negative terminal, set my multimeter to DCA and put the positive lead on the negative terminal on the battery, and the negative lead on the negative terminal going to the car. Here’s a photo for an idea. The meter read -.20 but fell off to -.05, then 0.00 after prolonged contact. When I took breaks in between eventually it dropped all the way to 0.00 with no change. I replaced the left turning signal for peace of mind. I put in the replacement fuses for the ABS, the #13 under the dash and #13 in the box up top.
Brake pedal is hard after turning the car off. I’m wondering if it’s the stupid clutch switch or the starter harness, but that would contradict my parasitic draw test. Is it possible the ABS will trigger if I need new brakes? That doesn’t make sense to me bc the brake fluid will compensate but at this point I’m running out of ideas.