was getting code 35 on 97 sohc replaced rad fan relay, hooked battery back up, started engine, checked codes with obd scanner then erased code 35. then when i turned key to restart car i heard a small sound like "poof" and then had no power whatsoever. everything is dead, no lights, radio, wont even crank. like trying to start a car without battery. im assuming that "poof" sound was not a good sound. i checked all the red green yellow fuses and the all look good. could i have fried one of the black cube lookin things? anyone have any suggestions?

 

or did i fry something really bad. any suggestions on where i should start my search?

 

Did you hook the battery back up correctly? First thing to check is the battery.

 

i started the car and let it idle until the fans kicked in to make surerad fans were working. theycame on,(afterabout 10 minutes)then i turned car off and then checked codes with obd scanner. it was only after i cleared code 35 and then tried to restart that it make the poof sound. rechecked cables clean and tight. dont know where to start checking.

 

So have you had the battery checked after the "poof" sound?

 

no i didnt check the battery it self just the connections( posts) do you think it might of been the battery itself? i dont know much about electrical stuff, just figured it might be a fuse or something. would the battery itself lose power immediately if it blew? and is it a common thing for a battery to go like that?

thanks TTHUS

 

Common..probably not, but not unheard of. One time I took my battery off to do some work in the engine bay. Put it back on and nothing. Took it in to get tested and it was dead [X(]. Got a new one and threw it in there and it fired right up. Don't know what the hell happened to the battery, but it was working fine before I pulled it out.

 

check the fuses under the hood. you don't have power now to anything? no fuel pump noise? can you jump the car?

 

sorry it took me so long to get back to ya. workin 12 hr shifts with holiday coming up. i get no noise at all, no pwer to anything. i dont even get click when i turn the ignition key. but i did notice when i turn the key the fuel gauge bar moves just a little. ( thats the only evidence i see of any power)checked the fuses they all look good. but what do those little black cubes do?

 

Those would be your relays. I'd get your battery checked first and foremost.