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    My car will not start..tried jumping it and nothing. It sounds like it wants to turn over but fails. I have it hooked up to a battery charger and lights are bright in and out...without the charger the head lights wont even pop up? any suggestions on what i should be doing?

    My car sits in a garage at work and I really havent had the chance to start in up like I usually do..I know this would be normal outside in the cold but also in a garage set at 70*?

    Any help would be great
    94 3.4L A4 white t-tops<br />moroso cai<br />3\"hi-flow pacestter exhaust<br />b&m shift kit<br />catco cat<br />01 T/A rear w/ 3.73\'s and posi<br />1 pc aluminum ds<br />blacked out signals

  • #2
    If you couldn't even jump start it I would probably guess the battery. What I recommend, if you can get a ride, is to remove the battery and the alternator (if you know how) and have them tested. Auto Zone and Sears both test for free I believe.

    What are you seeing on you car's voltage guage?

    later
    carldev
    1996 Firebird Y87<br />Dark Green

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    • #3
      Actually, I had the battery on the charger all night. When i got into to work and tried to start it, she fired right up [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] I think it was b/c i haven't been starting it up as frequent as I normally do i prob just lost charge.

      I have A diehard battery that is about 1 1/2 yrs old and has a gaurentee to last 3 yrs or free...so worst case I get 1 for free.

      but I will keep a close eye and start her a few more times today just to make sure she is holding up. Thanks
      94 3.4L A4 white t-tops<br />moroso cai<br />3\"hi-flow pacestter exhaust<br />b&m shift kit<br />catco cat<br />01 T/A rear w/ 3.73\'s and posi<br />1 pc aluminum ds<br />blacked out signals

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      • #4
        Intermittent not starting can also be cause by a bad starter/solenoid or bad connections/wires. On a ten year old car either is a real possibility.

        The fact that it wouldn't turn over when you jumped it is puzzling if it was just because the battery was low.
        2000 Firebird convert, chameleon/tan, M5, Y87, TCS, BMR tower brace and panhard, KBDD sfcs, 245/50-16 GSCs

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        • #5
          i had a problem starting my car, for a while but after i took off all the terminals and cleaned all the corrosion off it started working fine, you might want to check them!
          I\'m so used to doing so much with so little, I can do anything with everything!

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          • #6
            I started the car 3 times today w/o any issues.

            it def was the battery cause b/f i charged it, my lights wouldn't even pop up. i really think it just needed a lil juice to get back in the game.

            Thanks God for battery chargers [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
            94 3.4L A4 white t-tops<br />moroso cai<br />3\"hi-flow pacestter exhaust<br />b&m shift kit<br />catco cat<br />01 T/A rear w/ 3.73\'s and posi<br />1 pc aluminum ds<br />blacked out signals

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