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Replace battery and have gremlins listed below

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Replaced battery and have gremlins listed below:
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Check fuses

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- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Leading evidence: 'Replace battery and have gremlins listed below' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check fuses' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace blown 10a fuse

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- radio dead, removed unit and replaced blown 10a fuse on back, problem corrected
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Check fuses

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Suggestion · Original poster
- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Replace battery

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Suggestion · Original poster
BTW, this might have all started from having to use the "donor battery" method to open hood to replace battery.
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Replace but as soon as

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Suggestion · Original poster
- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Check fuses

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Suggestion · Original poster
- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Replace battery

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Suggestion · Original poster
BTW, this might have all started from having to use the "donor battery" method to open hood to replace battery.
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Replace battery and have gremlins listed below

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
Replaced battery and have gremlins listed below:
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Replace blown 10a fuse

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster
- radio dead, removed unit and replaced blown 10a fuse on back, problem corrected
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Replace but as soon as

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Suggestion · Original poster
- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Replace instrument panel came

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Suggestion · Original poster
- checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start.
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Use "donor battery" method

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Suggestion · Original poster
BTW, this might have all started from having to use the "donor battery" method to open hood to replace battery.
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Use tapatalk

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

New to forum, please be kind Have a 01 986 which hasn't been driven in 3 years. Replaced battery and have gremlins listed below: - heater control panel dead, but blower stuck on high, removed fuse to shut off - radio dead, removed unit and replaced blown 10a fuse on back, problem corrected - top doesn't open, fuse ok. When lever pulled, windows retract, but rocker switch is inactive (although can hear a "click" that sounds like relay - checked all fuses on panel, all ok except 7.5A @ position E7 (AC), replaced but as soon as replaced instrument panel came on as if key was in ignition (ie oil countdown, warning lights, etc.) and when key was inserted, engine would not start. Removed fuse, engine started ok. All other electrical components seem functional. Does all of this combined point to some single fault? Guess I am looking for some point to start troubleshooting. Thanks in advance.

POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

BTW, this might have all started from having to use the "donor battery" method to open hood to replace battery. No arcing or anything out of usual, just FYI. (And dumb engineering from Porsche.. "connect outside power source directly to fuse panel and ground to body").

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I would bet on the ignition. If you're lucky there is a cheap Plastic part on rear of ignition that causes seemingly unrelated electrical issues. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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