car decides not to start some time

mrjason

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#2 · Jul 20, 2005

Sounds like a battery issue, I would go to autozone and have it tested, and it may just be the terminals need to be cleaned.

 

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Phat3g

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#3 · Jul 20, 2005

or like mine it could be the cable taht goes to the starter

 

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cisco

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#4 · Jul 20, 2005

same thing happened to me.... it was the battery.

 

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black nightmare

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#5 · Jul 21, 2005

cisco6985 said:

same thing happened to me.... it was the battery.

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iceclipse

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#6 · Jul 21, 2005

same thing happened to me, I neeeded to get my wires cut, and new terminals put on. Too much corrosion not enough contact.

 

Himmad Discussion starter

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#7 · Jul 21, 2005

I think that might be it, well probably going to get a new battery and if needed new terminals. His cars a POS, its all in the way you take care of it.

 

evo6011

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#8 · Jul 21, 2005

hmmm lets see i just fixed a similiar problems on my friends truck, first troubleshoot it the best you can, we came up with either the battery, alternator, starter or clogged injector. after replacing the battery and alternator we ran some injector cleaner through the engine and it fixed the problem temporary until we went and ordered a new injector. hope this helps

 

Bitter

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#9 · Jul 21, 2005 (Edited)

it could be that his battery isnt supplying enough amperage under load.


can you be more specific about how its cranking when he trys to start it? is it a slow cranking, just a click, or what?

get your hands on a digital multi meter and you can nail the problem down.

15 seconds of cranking, the battery voltage should stay above 7.5 volts. if its dipping below that then the battery is bad and isnt supplying enough power when under load. the reason its ok a few hours later is because the chemical reaction has caught back up and built a suffeicent charge. how old is the battery? check the cells with a hydrometer, they should all be within .5 of each other and all around 1.15 or better.

this sounds like the exact same problem a class mate had today (if its slow cranking), but his problem wasnt the battery since we tried jumping his car. it seems more like his starter was taking a shit on him or he has a really bad connection somewhere, as his problem is intermittent too. i'd like to know how it turns out so post up the result.

 

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Korey

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#10 · Jul 21, 2005

Deffinately teh battery...