Bat, Alt, or Starter???
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Bat, Alt, or Starter???
Try to start the car last night... turns over a couple of times and loses juice. Voltmeter says there's 12V, interior lights work, etc. I try to start again... chug, chug, nothing...
Roadside assistance comes along 45 mins later and gives me a boost. Car runs fine. I drive it home and leave it running for a total of 45 min.
This afternoon I do couple of short trips (10 mins). The car's starting but having to work a little harder than I thought. Took it to the dealership, but they can't do anything till next week (service dept closed). I started it a couple more times at the dealership to kill it to force them to do something... but it kept starting!!!
So now I'm paranoid... I'm thinking it will not start at the worst possible time. What do the gurus think the problem was/is/will be?
Thanks guys.
Roadside assistance comes along 45 mins later and gives me a boost. Car runs fine. I drive it home and leave it running for a total of 45 min.
This afternoon I do couple of short trips (10 mins). The car's starting but having to work a little harder than I thought. Took it to the dealership, but they can't do anything till next week (service dept closed). I started it a couple more times at the dealership to kill it to force them to do something... but it kept starting!!!
So now I'm paranoid... I'm thinking it will not start at the worst possible time. What do the gurus think the problem was/is/will be?
Thanks guys.
Last edited by Lerxst; 10-09-2004 at 01:47 PM.
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Re: Bat, Alt, or Starter???
Originally posted by Lerxst
Try to start the car last night... turns over a couple of times and loses juice. Voltmeter says there's 12V, interior lights work, etc. I try to start again... chug, chug, nothing...
Roadside assistance comes along 45 mins later and gives me a boost. Car runs fine. I drive it home and leave it running for a total of 45 min.
This afternoon I do couple of short trips (10 mins). The car's starting but having to work a little harder than I thought. Took it to the dealership, but they can't do anything till next week (service dept closed). I started it a couple more times at the dealership to kill it to force them to do something... but it kept starting!!!
So now I'm paranoid... I'm thinking it will not start at the worst possible time. What do the gurus think the problem was/is/will be?
Thanks guys.
Try to start the car last night... turns over a couple of times and loses juice. Voltmeter says there's 12V, interior lights work, etc. I try to start again... chug, chug, nothing...
Roadside assistance comes along 45 mins later and gives me a boost. Car runs fine. I drive it home and leave it running for a total of 45 min.
This afternoon I do couple of short trips (10 mins). The car's starting but having to work a little harder than I thought. Took it to the dealership, but they can't do anything till next week (service dept closed). I started it a couple more times at the dealership to kill it to force them to do something... but it kept starting!!!
So now I'm paranoid... I'm thinking it will not start at the worst possible time. What do the gurus think the problem was/is/will be?
Thanks guys.
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Originally posted by Lerxst
Checked per your suggestion... everything looks tight & clean. The car has 7000 miles and has only been driven this summer.
Checked per your suggestion... everything looks tight & clean. The car has 7000 miles and has only been driven this summer.
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Maybe it's a bad cell in the battery. Maybe it could show 12 V on the ammeter, but can't put out the current necessary for starting. Turn on the headlights and see if they almost go out when you crank it. They should dim some but not much.
Good luck.
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Good luck.
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Hasn't been sitting... it's my daily driver. I'll try starting with headlights on, then go for a long cruise tomorrow... any excuse to drive this car...
Thanks for the input...
Thanks for the input...
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