Hi Bruce,

I second your advice to check the fuses. This very trouble stalled my daughter's 84 just last Sunday. When I arrived on the scene, I went through the spark/fuel/compression routine with my son-in-law sitting in the driver's seat doing the cranking for me.

But if I had just climbed in myself and had my wits about me, I would have known it was fuse 13, as the warning lights failed in lamp test, the turn signals didn't operate, and I'd known from a previous experience with an 83, the fuel injection depends on power from one of those fuses.

Like B.C. suggested, I rolled the fuse, but the end cap had already severed from the fuse element (ceramic euro fuse) and a nice new fuse awaited in the spare-keeper place at the bottom of the panel.

The only proof-positive way to test those fuses is with a meter or light, checking the voltage at the panel clip load side. Even the most youthful eyes will not catch all of the potential ways electricity can be blocked.
--
Art Benstein near Baltimore

Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.

Checking a fuse means putting a fingertip on a fuse and rotating it while leaving it between its end holders.

Those rascals can look just fine and either have oxidized ends or be actually blown. BTDT

Some of them can be hot, so let a cooling interval pass before doing them.

The only other fuse is the 25-amp under hood fuse, but I think the 1982 doesn't have one.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)