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finally did the battery relocation and now it wont start

   
Old 10-17-2008, 07:05 PM
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Default finally did the battery relocation and now it wont start
I relocated the battery to the trunk and ran my battery neg to a bumper support bolt and i cleanded all the paint off beforehand. the only thing that is different now is I took the old battery negative wire that is bolted to the engine, kept it bolted to the block and grounded it out on the chassis? any help would be great
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Old 10-17-2008, 07:46 PM
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run the neg battery cable to the body of the car..are you saying it won't crank right??
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:24 PM
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i went out and reran the neg to the body of the car and no it will not crank it just clicks and wont start, if i jump it it'll start
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:26 PM
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the heavy cable that ran from the neg battery terminal to the block i just ran that to the body of the car as well
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Originally Posted by 1mean5.0
i went out and reran the neg to the body of the car and no it will not crank it just clicks and wont start, if i jump it it'll start
Ummmm, dead battery?
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:27 PM
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check all battery connections and make sure the positive cable is tight on the selonoid, it sounds like you have a bad connection somewhere
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:28 PM
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turn the lights on and see if they are bright
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:38 PM
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yeah my lights are bright, i drove it for about 20 mins after I jumped it and got home, shut it off and nada
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:40 PM
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i also tested the battery and relay and i'm getting almost 13v
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Old 10-17-2008, 09:54 PM
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i'm gonna go have the alternator tested tomorrow and throw in a new starter that i've have laying around for a few months
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