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| jfort |
 May 16 2013, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,189 Joined: 5-May 03 From: Findlay, OH Member No.: 652 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Last week I thought I needed a battery. It was low but I could hear the fuel pump, just not enough power to start. I put on charger. I got it to start. Figured I needed a new battery or that there was a draw on the battery. Went to Advance Auto. Analyzer said battery was fine. As a precaution, I bought a good Sears battery maintainer. I was gone until today. Maintainer says battery fully charged. I try to start the car -- absolutely NOTHING. No fuel pump. No nothing. I tried to start with big jump starter I have. No nothing. It doesn't even spark as I connect it as it usually does.
Voltmeter says there is 12.7 across battery terminals. There is 12V at the fuse block. I am confused. I've seen defective batteries that acted like this. But it is supposedly charged and jump starter has no effect. What am I missing? Help |
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| underthetire |
May 16 2013, 05:06 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,062 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Brentwood Member No.: 9,623 Region Association: Northern California |
And check the ground strap.
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| ConeDodger |
May 16 2013, 05:10 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 24,461 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(underthetire @ May 16 2013, 03:06 PM)  And check the ground strap. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) +1 you can have all the juice in the world and without proper grounding you will not spin the starter... |
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