I have 1985 pontiad trans am that will start occasionally and then wont start for a fewdays to months i hav e checked fusible links at starter thay appear to be ok i am in process of replacing starter relay switch at bottom of steering coulmn but cant get cable out of old relay switch how do you go about doing this need help THANKS

Check the wire harness a foot or two from the
battery, for corroded fusible links

May have to open up some harness a little

Make sure the starter hasn't failed

Try to put battery power directly to the starter solenoid,
to see if it turns over,be careful under there, with the key
on, if it starts

Hi Julie.I have a 85 nissan truck too,it's silver,go to your positive battery cable,you have a fusible link tied in,about 5 wires,check them for burnt or swollen wires,won't start if burn't,here's a link to my fusible link,will be different than yours cause I changed mine a while back,the fusible link is 22.00 at dealer,can use same gauge wire to fix.Here's a video of my truck.

First,check your fusible link,your positive battery cable goes to starter and a fusible link is incorparated,it could be burnt or melted,not giving power to starter,if link is good then here's how to remove and take to Autozone to have tested,it's free and only takes a few minutes.

check the wires in the steering collum. they could be pinched. if that happens it wont allow the power to transfer to the computer

• There is a fuse panel located behind the left hand side of the instrument panel. Check to see if the fuel injector fuse is good. Should the fuse look good then it is time to get out the multi meter or test light and diagnose the harness. I have put up a diagram and a description of the the points to check. Sometimes it comes down to diagnosing. Check the fuse first.

• Fusible link C, Fusible link G, Fusible link J, Fusible link P, Fusible link R supply power to the EFI system.

1. Fuse Link A: At LH Strut Tower.
2. Fuse Link B: At LH Strut Tower.
3. Fuse Link C: LH Side Of Engine Compartment, At Starter Relay.
4. Fuse Link D: LH Side Of Engine Compartment, At Starter Relay.
5. Fuse Link E: At LH Strut Tower.
6. Fuse Link F: LH Side Of Engine Compartment, At Starter Relay.
7. Fuse Link G: Front Of LH Strut Tower, In Tape Out To C107.
8. Fuse Link H: At LH Strut Tower.
9. Fuse Link J: LH Side Of Engine Compartment, At Starter Relay.
10. Fuse Link P: LH Rear Of Engine Compartment, In Tape Out To C106.
11. Fuse Link R: LH Side Of Engine Compartment, At Starter Relay.
12. Fuse Panel: Behind LH Side Of Instrument Panel, Right Of Steering Column.

Regards, Tony

Look for a fusible link ... check the start solenoid

You may want to start looking for a fusible link that might have burned.Sometimes they are located down by the starter and sometimes under the hood depending on the manufacturer. A fusible link looks like a plain wire but is indeed a fuse link and acts just like a regular fuse sometimes you will be able to see where it burnt through the insulation and sometimes you wont thats why i pull genlty on the wires and see which one starts to stretch.

you have blown a fusible link at the starter, a wire that is hooked on the starter alnong with your positive lead from battery

Check the fusible links down by the starter.

fusible links should be comming off starter, should be 2 or 3 links connected with battery wire on starter