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***help!***
***Help!!***
Altanator new: works
Battery new: works
Car runs on a jump, holds a charge... when shut off, it will not restart... kills battery right away?
WTF?
Seriously!
Altanator new: works
Battery new: works
Car runs on a jump, holds a charge... when shut off, it will not restart... kills battery right away?
WTF?
Seriously!
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Check connections at starter. Most likely a loose cable or a bad solenoid on the starter. This problem is most common this time of year for some reason. disconnect the battery ground cable before tightening starter cables to avoid arcing something out. also, check the cables themselves for damage/corrosion. If the battery and alternator are new, there's not a whole lot more it could be unless you ended up with a defective new part. If you have a volt meter, you can verify that the alternator is putting out the proper voltage, then check to see how much of that voltage is reaching the battery. Then load test the battery. If the battery load tests good and the alternator is putting out, then check the connections at the starter. Hope this helps.
Last edited by always tinkerin; Nov 13, 2005 at 05:07 AM.
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What he said :-)
Check the connections ohm out the starting cables, postivie and negative.
I have seen brand new batteries bad.
Also if u ran the car with a new alt and old dead battery you could have easily fried the alternator.
Could also have a massive drain somewhere.
Alternator does not charge your battery, it is there to maintain, short of using a real charger, you arent charging it next to any.
Takes 45 min at highway speed to put back the juice u used to crank the car to start it.
later
Jeremy
Check the connections ohm out the starting cables, postivie and negative.
I have seen brand new batteries bad.
Also if u ran the car with a new alt and old dead battery you could have easily fried the alternator.
Could also have a massive drain somewhere.
Alternator does not charge your battery, it is there to maintain, short of using a real charger, you arent charging it next to any.
Takes 45 min at highway speed to put back the juice u used to crank the car to start it.
later
Jeremy
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Originally posted by always tinkerin
Check connections at starter. Most likely a loose cable or a bad solenoid on the starter. This problem is most common this time of year for some reason. disconnect the battery ground cable before tightening starter cables to avoid arcing something out. also, check the cables themselves for damage/corrosion. If the battery and alternator are new, there's not a whole lot more it could be unless you ended up with a defective new part. If you have a volt meter, you can verify that the alternator is putting out the proper voltage, then check to see how much of that voltage is reaching the battery. Then load test the battery. If the battery load tests good and the alternator is putting out, then check the connections at the starter. Hope this helps.
Check connections at starter. Most likely a loose cable or a bad solenoid on the starter. This problem is most common this time of year for some reason. disconnect the battery ground cable before tightening starter cables to avoid arcing something out. also, check the cables themselves for damage/corrosion. If the battery and alternator are new, there's not a whole lot more it could be unless you ended up with a defective new part. If you have a volt meter, you can verify that the alternator is putting out the proper voltage, then check to see how much of that voltage is reaching the battery. Then load test the battery. If the battery load tests good and the alternator is putting out, then check the connections at the starter. Hope this helps.
Kevin