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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Ok, had the car up on car stands to remove the front seat and decided to look at the choke, tried starting it still up on the car stands, it started but sounded like it wasnt getting any fuel, then too much, the next time I tried starting it , it sounded like the starter moter wasnt connecting, I was getting a clicking sound, I triied it 3 times with the same result then on the 4 th go I had no electricity at all, not even to the stereo ? I am confused so i hope someone can give me an idea what the problem is and why i have absolutely no electricity
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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Dead battery, bad ground?
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Can I get a bad ground just like that ? Can the battery just go as well ?
Battery is good and I tried jumping it just to make sure, The starter motor clicked once then it was dead again,
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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Batteries ...even new ones can develop a short within its the case.

Take the battery to a parts house and have it machine (load) tested.

Batteries should always be charged with battery charger.... especially before test procedures ..people should not rely on the vehicle charging system to fully charge a battery.

I trust you made sure that the battery cables and battery posts are well cleaned and secure ?
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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I tried jumping it with another battery that I knew was fully charged and it started Pheww, so I will charge the battery I had in the car and try again,
Thanks again
Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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I had a battery less than a year old go bad.
Old Feb 12, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Hiya. you should check if you have a silent 'user'.
it sounds like it went worse evertime you tried. Maybe you have a bulb underdash going the whole time or in trunk. Or maybe the car stereo is eating up your battery
if you have an amp meter (multimeter) give it a quick check.
disconnect ground cable from battery post. measure ampere (inline) between the post and the cable. 100mA could be a clock/radio. anymore will drain your battery slowly over time and it sounds like that is the case for you

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