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Old May 15, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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So I had my car running it would start fine and such, then it would barely turn over and seemed that the battery was drained so I jumped it and still not turning over. I took the battery back got another because they said it was fried, tried to start but it would barely turn over...Could this be the alt? I mean it should still start if it's being jumped right? Could the throw out bearing make it hard to turn over? I know it was going out.
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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is it cranking and just not starting or it wont crank at all?
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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It's barelly cranking but it is.
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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what do you mean by barely starting. is it like a rrrrrr..rrrrr....rrr.....r........r...........r... ............r click click or rrrrrrrrrrrrrstddddrrrrrrrrstdrrrstrrrrrrrr
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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what do you mean by barely starting. is it like a rrrrrr..rrrrr....rrr.....r........r...........r... ............r click click or rrrrrrrrrrrrrstddddrrrrrrrrstdrrrstrrrrrrrr
Haha! Like the first one.....It's not continuous.
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:44 PM
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my guess would be dead battary, but u got a new one correct?
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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my guess would be dead battary, but u got a new one correct?
This is the second battery I bought though...They are used but tested and they were good. Until put in the car...
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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if it starts when cold and wont when its hot most likely the ICM is bad. 20 dollar part easy as hell to put in.
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:47 PM
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either that or you have bad grounding
Old May 15, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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my guess would be dead battary, but u got a new one correct?
I was thinking maybe the alt was killing them off but, I wanted a second opinion and I don't think I drove on this second battery but went to jump it and it still wasn't giving enough juice to start. =/



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