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Dead battery?, Or starter problem? |
Queenie |
Dec 26 2003, 06:08 PM
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Society Is A Hole Group: Members Posts: 383 Joined: 14-July 03 From: SLO-CA Member No.: 908 |
My car won't start. When I turn the key it makes a very loud clicking noise, and I can hear the fuel pump running, but it doesn't turn over or even pretend like it's going to.
My first thought is that the battery is dead, and that will be the first thing I try to fix, but could there be a starter problem? No one's available to jump it right now, so I can't really do anything to solve it at the moment. |
Slowpoke |
Dec 27 2003, 04:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 768 |
An easier test to check if an alternator is working is to use a screw driver and attempt to touch the armature shaft. If it is charging it will be magnetized and pull the screw driver toward the shaft. If it's not working you will not feel the pull. More charging more pull. Now, on normal cars you can do this on the back of the alternator on the bearing cap. On, ahhh... "other normal cars" you can do it on the front of the alternator by the pulley.
I don't recommend pulling battery cables off any running cars. Others think it is fine. It's your money! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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