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Old 08-21-2019, 02:07 AM   #1
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HELP! Burb died and didn't tell me why

So I have a 71 Suburban that I've owned for less than a month. I have plans to swap out the engine eventually, but in the mean time I've been driving with the 350 the PO sold it with. I've driven it on at least 5 occasions without issue starting...needed the occasional jump start, but overall it was ok. Then I go outside to move it into my driveway an initially it clicked/faintly tried to turn over, so I hooked it up for a jump...nothing. No click, no turning over, not even headlights! I checked the battery and its reading close to 13V, the fact that the lights won't even come on has me scratching my head.

Where should I start troubleshooting?
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Old 08-21-2019, 11:03 AM   #2
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Re: HELP! Burb died and didn't tell me why

Just a guess...but your fuseable link might have burnt from the jump starting???
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Old 08-21-2019, 11:16 AM   #3
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Re: HELP! Burb died and didn't tell me why

Thanks Beach-Burban! I'll give it a look when I get home today. Also, good to know there's another Burb in the Southbay! We should link up sometime, I'm just over in Carson and travel through Torrance everyday.
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Re: HELP! Burb died and didn't tell me why

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Thanks Beach-Burban! I'll give it a look when I get home today. Also, good to know there's another Burb in the Southbay! We should link up sometime, I'm just over in Carson and travel through Torrance everyday.
Cool...hope it helps! I was blind to the fact that you're in Carson...very close, indeed! I'm on the border of So. Torrance and Redondo Beach...I've seen a light blue Burb in the area a few times just recently...yours?
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Old 08-21-2019, 11:53 AM   #5
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Cool...hope it helps! I was blind to the fact that you're in Carson...very close, indeed! I'm on the border of So. Torrance and Redondo Beach...I've seen a light blue Burb in the area a few times just recently...yours?
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No, that one isn't me - I've only seen one other Burb in the wild here and it was a little bit darker than the light blue I've seen on other trucks. This is my junk
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Old 08-21-2019, 12:12 PM   #6
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No, that one isn't me - I've only seen one other Burb in the wild here and it was a little bit darker than the light blue I've seen on other trucks. This is my junk
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That's darn nice "junk", Alton! The Suburban that started my interest belonged to my father-in-law during the seventies when my wife and I were dating...it was a '71 in the same yellow as yours! Here's an old photo of it...with a tree obscuring most of it, but photos were few and far between back then!
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No, that one isn't me - I've only seen one other Burb in the wild here and it was a little bit darker than the light blue I've seen on other trucks. This is my junk
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Junk like that should be towed to my house and left.
Just my way of subscribing.
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