Car won't start
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Car won't start
Get in, I'm ready to wash my car.
It's 37 degrees outside and change my mind.
I was going to drive my car to the garage.
For a later washing.
Key goes in, i hear clicks but the engine doesn't turn over.
It's done this before but I just thought it was too cold.
Battery should be good and the radio works.
please help!
[ January 02, 2003, 06:00 AM: Message edited by: phokingguy ]
It's 37 degrees outside and change my mind.
I was going to drive my car to the garage.
For a later washing.
Key goes in, i hear clicks but the engine doesn't turn over.
It's done this before but I just thought it was too cold.
Battery should be good and the radio works.
please help!
[ January 02, 2003, 06:00 AM: Message edited by: phokingguy ]
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Ok, I used cables to charge the car back up.
It starts.
Then I shut my car off to put the jumper cables into the back of the trunk. (my trunk won't open with the trunk release opener)
When I shut the power off the car won't start again.
I thought it was because I didn't run the car around to let the battery recharge.
So I jumped my car again and rode around in it.
After about 5 minutes of driving i head back home and decide to test the car by just taking out the key.
The car is still rolling and I put the key back in and try to start the car. It won't.
I thought it was the battery but doesn't the battery recharge? I just had the battery put in two months ago.
Please help.
Andres
[ January 02, 2003, 05:59 AM: Message edited by: phokingguy ]
It starts.
Then I shut my car off to put the jumper cables into the back of the trunk. (my trunk won't open with the trunk release opener)
When I shut the power off the car won't start again.
I thought it was because I didn't run the car around to let the battery recharge.
So I jumped my car again and rode around in it.
After about 5 minutes of driving i head back home and decide to test the car by just taking out the key.
The car is still rolling and I put the key back in and try to start the car. It won't.
I thought it was the battery but doesn't the battery recharge? I just had the battery put in two months ago.
Please help.
Andres
[ January 02, 2003, 05:59 AM: Message edited by: phokingguy ]
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QUOTE
Alex Something:
It could be the load on your battery is too great (doubtful)
-or-
Your altenator is toast and needs to be replaced
(probable)
Hes right.It could be the load on your battery is too great (doubtful)
-or-
Your altenator is toast and needs to be replaced
(probable)
Or your battery is dead dead.
But 5 mins just does not seem enough to charge it.
there are two types of battery drain.
"lights dim, the car does not start"
and "you hear a click click click click"
the click click click is a pretty damn drained battery.
getting over to a shop and have them check it out.
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i was watching one of those car shows recently on TV where they said that if you have to recharge a dead battery, you should use a battery charger. they said that driving the car around and using the alternator to recharge the battery is really hard on the alternator and can burn it out.
