coloradodem2005
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:25 PM
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If a car does not turn over, what causes can you think of? |
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Starter (got replaced) Battery (got replaced four years ago, but may need to be replaced again because car has not been driven for a long time) Connections (replaced)
Anything else?
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:26 PM
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:30 PM
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8. Clean the battery connections |
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See if one or both are loose.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:35 PM
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13. I don't think they are loose. |
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:38 PM
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14. If you have a voltmeter |
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see if the battery is completely dead. If you not getting ANY electronics, that's the most likely cause if you're sure the connections and wiring is OK.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:38 PM
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15. Well, if you haven't driven it for a long time |
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The battery can be dead. And sometimes the battery terminals will build up corrosion.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:27 PM
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2. Why, is it on its roof? |
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:22 PM
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29. It's pining for the fjords n/t |
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:28 PM
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some auto chains will test battery for free.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:28 PM
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5. Could be a problem with the solonoid... |
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is it making a "click-click-click" noise when you try to start it? If not then the solonoid may be the problem...
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coloradodem2005
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:31 PM
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But I got the starter replaced last year and I haven't driven the car for a long time. I don't think it's the solonoid.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:31 PM
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Edited on Tue Apr-19-05 03:33 PM by SmokingJacket
That's always my problem.
However, sometimes batteries run out quickly because there's some kind of electrical problem.
On edit: guess it's not your plugs if there's no electricity at all!
Alternator??
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:32 PM
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11. alternator fashizzled |
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but your battery is probably drained, especially if the car had a LED/LCD clock or car alarm or anything else that drains a trickle from the battery.
Also, if it chugs and coughs but won't catch - you may have vapor in the gas line. Try getting a neighbor to jump you first and drive around for at least ten minutes, preferably 15 or 20 without shutting off the engine to allow the battery to recharge.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:33 PM
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Can you turn the engine over by hand? Scary thought, but ou said ht hasn't been driven for a long time. Could moisture and condensation have caused the engine to seize? (Been there!)
First, I would make sure you have a good ground. Then I would pull a battery from another running car and try it. If you are sure the + and - terminal connections are clean and making good contact, it almost has to be the battery or the ground.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:38 PM
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16. Check your fuse panel. |
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This happened to me once and it just a blown fuse.
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:45 PM
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19. Beat me by 8 minutes... |
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:57 PM
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You coming to the Cleveland meetup?
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Tue Apr-19-05 04:11 PM
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22. Can't...I'm working :( |
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Tue Apr-19-05 03:44 PM
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ignition coil clogged fuel filter clogged fuel line broken fuel pump engine taken out and replaced with cheese car is crushed into cube...
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Tue Apr-19-05 04:34 PM
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24. A Hummer shouldn't be all that hard to overturn. |
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:13 PM
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25. Yeah... I think my little Corolla could knock one on its ass. |
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:16 PM
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how long is "(car has not been driven) for a long time"?
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:16 PM
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27. Sounds like battery to me |
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That's usually the weakest link. If you haven't run it in a while, and it's about four years old, that would be the first suspect. Can someone jump it for you?
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:17 PM
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28. I would think first dead battery |
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especially if no overhead lights or buzzing or anything happens when you open the doors.
if it's been sitting a long time, the battery has probably gone dead.
Just recharge it. You shouldn't need to replace it.
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:28 PM
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30. Add another vote for battery. |
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Most cars today have lots of small electronics that never turn off and are always slowly draining the batteries. Typically if you're going to park a car for more than a month or two, you'll want to disconnect the battery to avoid this sort of thing.
A quick jumpstart should solve your problem.
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:29 PM
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31. I just got my car fixed, after a rat had eaten through the wiring. |
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Edited on Tue Apr-19-05 05:30 PM by Misunderestimator
:shrug: I vote for RAT.
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:30 PM
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I bet it's the coil wire. Or the battery.
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Tue Apr-19-05 05:37 PM
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33. if not battery, check alternator. |
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