Electrical problem. help please
ok, so heres the deal. I went out to my accord, hit the disarm button for my alarm. it disarms, and i get in, and put the key in the ignition. i turn the key on, the dash lights all light up, and i go to crank it up, and it does 1/2 a crank, and then i loose everything. no dash lights or anything. i thought the battery was dead. i get some jumper cables, and try starting it again, and still no dash lights or anything. i get a test light, and the battery is lighting up the test light. i check all the fuses under the hood, and they are all good. i go to check the fuses under the dash, and im not getting any power to the interior fuse block (so i think). i go back under the hood, and try using the strut tower as a ground for the test light, and if i touch the negative battery terminal/cable the test light lights up. wtf. if i put the test light on the neg terminal, and touch the pos terminal, it lights up. so its like the body has become a power source, and not a ground. can anyone help me??? its pissing me off, and i cant figure it out. any help is good help. thanks.