Another one bites the dust...
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Another one bites the dust...
Heres another problem I'm having that just started this morning... I went to go to take my car for a little spin.... and what do you know.... the car wont start. Last night i tried adjusting the idle and the wrench hit the alternator grounding nut so sparks flew everywhere and 2 of them cought my finger... 3 mins later i went to start the car to see if it started and it did. now this morning when i try to start it... the engine turns and RIGHT when its about to start it just dies out... the temperature outside is about 50. iv started it in colder weather and it started fine. My battery is just about dead. i even recharged the battery but that didnt work. my cattery/grounding cables are kinda in bad shape. any suggestions???
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Bring the battery to an autostore for a free diagnostic test(they'll charge it for free as part of the test). Although that may not explain the spark, which i've seen but the car still started
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im almost sure that its the battery. the batter may have enough power to turn on the lights and **** like that not but enough to start the car. so im getting one of those Optima red tops, redo my battery cables, and tighten my belt (itsp retty loose) that is preventing my alternator form charging. what do you guys think? i hope i didnt flood it. if i did, will it be a bitch to 'unflood' it? i did some research on flooding but nothing explained how to 'unflood' it
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For some reason I don't think this thread deserves "Another one bites the dust" as a subject title.
I was expecting a read about a wreck or at least a blown motor...yet you just have a battery problem?
LOL JP
I was expecting a read about a wreck or at least a blown motor...yet you just have a battery problem?
LOL JP
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Dude, give us an update here. Go to the parts store and buy a new battery, or atleast jump start that one. I don't know about you, but I can't sleep or do anything else if I can't figured out what's wrong with my car.
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i know man me too. i go to sleep pissed. then i wake up happy till i rememberd what happened last night. im goign to do that tonite after i get out of work. in currently on break. i get out around 10pm. after that ill try it IF my dad isnt sleeping by the time i get home. thanks guys.
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If your making a big stink of this small problem i suggest doing as much research as possible about matinence/upkeep to prevent problems. As there is a good chance you'll have many. Know to car inside and out...
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i jsut got the car on DEC 22nd. im fixing all of the problems before i register it ETC. i got the car for 10,800. it had some minor problems which the guy couldnt fix himself which is why he let it go so cheap. the car ran amazing before these problems occured. this is my baby and my dream car and will be my baby forever, thats why im trying to get all of this **** fixed and learn more things about the car while im at it. i was never into cars so thats why i dont know much about them, but iv always had a fetish for FD's ever since i saw my cousins fd when he got it brand spanking new in 1992. im currently 17 so u do the math
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***UPDATE*** i charged my battery overnight, this morning i put the battery back in.... and.... still wouldnt run. the engine still turns but it dosent run. i dont know what to do now.
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I bet it's flooded. When was the last time the spark plugs were changed? I know you just got it, but when did the previous owner change them. Get back to the parts store and buy some spark plugs