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From: Taunton, ma
Car: 1986 P. Firebird T/A
Engine: Stock v8 305 TPI
Transmission: Auto
Axle/Gears: N/A
Starting issue
Hey guys, hows it going, been a while since I last posted.
I seem to have a problem.
I had a wal-mart battery in my bird for about 2 and a half years, all of a sudden one night when temp outside hits freezing I had to get a jump from a tow truck.
The next night same thing, except I didn't have a tow truck jump me and I had two cars trying to jump it, no go.
So a week later, I replace the batter with another from wal-mart, probably a mistake, you may hate me, but money is a problem. So I get this batter put it in. Everything turns on and all of a sudden I have this light that NEVER flashed before flash this time, next to my fog light switches. I turn the ignition, nothing, not even the sillinoid went off, I have power to everything.
Now, I will say the battery I have now has 120 watts less in cranking power, thought maybe it's wrong but I got the battery the damn referrence book told me to get.
So I don't know if it's the wrong battery somehow even though the battery I got was from a refference book or if the car has ah ignition kill swith that someone got activated after 2 and a half years of driving it.
Grr, anything guys?
I seem to have a problem.
I had a wal-mart battery in my bird for about 2 and a half years, all of a sudden one night when temp outside hits freezing I had to get a jump from a tow truck.
The next night same thing, except I didn't have a tow truck jump me and I had two cars trying to jump it, no go.
So a week later, I replace the batter with another from wal-mart, probably a mistake, you may hate me, but money is a problem. So I get this batter put it in. Everything turns on and all of a sudden I have this light that NEVER flashed before flash this time, next to my fog light switches. I turn the ignition, nothing, not even the sillinoid went off, I have power to everything.
Now, I will say the battery I have now has 120 watts less in cranking power, thought maybe it's wrong but I got the battery the damn referrence book told me to get.
So I don't know if it's the wrong battery somehow even though the battery I got was from a refference book or if the car has ah ignition kill swith that someone got activated after 2 and a half years of driving it.
Grr, anything guys?
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