QuestionQUESTION: car stalled, i got a jump and started..2min later engine knocked a bit and died..now when i try to start it i sometimes get a click click and sometime i get nothing..when i do get the click click when i try again i get nothing..cheked oil and was dry put in the 1 liter i had and still same prob..i put a batt charger on and when i try to start it the amp drop like crazy..any ideas?
ANSWER: Hey
Defective alternator. Check battery voltage with it running. It should be no less than 13.5 volts.
Wayne
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QUESTION: will check alternator but how to check voltage if can't start engine?
ANSWER: Check battery voltage. It should be no less than 12. Check it while you crank. It should be no less than 9.6. If the bat voltage drops to 0 when you crank it is still dead. Charge it up or boost it. If the bat voltage stays at 12.6 while you crank it. Its the starter solenoid or starter.
W
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QUESTION: sorry to bug but, when i say i get nothing i mean when i put the key in on access all the intruments lite up and when i try to turn it over all the intrument lites go out and i have to take key out and put back in to get lites back..
AnswerHey,
You have a bad ground or power point that is causing the system to go open when the starter load is introduced. Delco batteries sometime have this problem right at the terminal. There should be absolutely NO battery fluid leaking out of this side (or the neg)
Check battery voltage at the stud on the back of the alternator and use the engine for ground. Crank the car and see if the meter goes to 0 which it probably will. Check connections at the battery and the ground at the transmission.
Wayne
