Car won't start
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Car won't start
out of ****ing nowhere my car will not start. I drove it and it ran fine, got home turned it off, it sat for maybe 20 minutes, and when I went to go somewhere the car did odd things. When I turned the key no dash lights lit up, or if they did they were really dim. My gas guage was swaying back and forth. When I tried to crank it nothing happened except some clicks and my speedometer then went nuts. I checked fuses, cleaned battery terminals even though they looked perfecty fine. I'm completely lost. I figured it HAD to be the battery or fuses.
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the battery is fine. The radio works and the lights all work so I think the battery can pretty much be ruled out. The interior lights are all normal, not low lit or anything. I also tried starting it with a battery charger on it. I was messing around a little with the ignition and it seems like when I have the key turned just right the radio and ECC light up fine, but if I go too far either way everything is REALLY dimmed, almost to the point where you cannot tell they are on since I am outside on a sunny day.
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Let'* make sure it'* not hydrolocked. Put a wrench on the alternator or harmonic balancer bolt & see if the crank turns. It should move fairly easily so don't force it.
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Originally Posted by Technical Ted
Let'* make sure it'* not hydrolocked. Put a wrench on the alternator or harmonic balancer bolt & see if the crank turns. It should move fairly easily so don't force it.
My dad has another battery I can try so I'm gonna go try that real quick.
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Did the crank turn with the alternator?
I should also have had you check the coolant level.
The starter motor needs a lot more current (amps) than any of the lights or radio so trying another battery is a good idea as long as the crank turned with the alt.
I should also have had you check the coolant level.
The starter motor needs a lot more current (amps) than any of the lights or radio so trying another battery is a good idea as long as the crank turned with the alt.
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sure enough, it was the battery
I checked the fluid in the old battery and a few cells were low. Which is odd because I checked that not too long ago. Ohh well, I got a battery and the bonne is moving again
Thanks for the help. I should never have convinced myself it wasn't something as simple as the battery fluid/age/life
sure enough, it was the battery
I checked the fluid in the old battery and a few cells were low. Which is odd because I checked that not too long ago. Ohh well, I got a battery and the bonne is moving again
Thanks for the help. I should never have convinced myself it wasn't something as simple as the battery fluid/age/life
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