natenkiki2004
Blue Bomb!
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A short is described as a wire with some kind of signal that is interrupted by grounding out or being broken. Electricity follows the path of least resistance. If you have a short in your 5v reference, that means the computer is pumping 5v to ground. Going to ground is quicker for the electricity than going through the resistance of the sensors.
This is all theory. We don't know if you have a short in the 5v reference or a break in a harness or a bad computer or bad battery cables. The only thing we know is that someone (either you or someone you pay) is going to have to start looking in that direction, something in the electrical system.
This is all theory. We don't know if you have a short in the 5v reference or a break in a harness or a bad computer or bad battery cables. The only thing we know is that someone (either you or someone you pay) is going to have to start looking in that direction, something in the electrical system.