 can a loose battery cause a car not to start? |
 Feb 5, 2013 - 9:18 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jul 22, '12 From SouthEast Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi,
My car every once in a while will not start. The starter turns over but it does not catch. Then if I wait a while it will work. A mechanic looked at it when it did this once, he went under the hood saw my battery was not tied down properly, he moved it over hit the top of the cable and it started. Now I do not know if it was him moving the battery or just the normal, wait a minute and it works. So anyone else have this problem? Anyone think it is the battery? I plan to secure the battery anyway, but just wondering if that's really the problem. |
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Feb 6, 2013 - 1:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 8, '03 From Lancaster CA Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
when you say the starter turns over, that means the engine is turning. if you turn the key and all of a sudden the power drops, thats a loose connection on the battery.
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homebuilder can a loose battery cause a car not to start? Feb 5, 2013 - 9:18 PM
czwalga no, but loose connections to the battery can. Feb 5, 2013 - 9:33 PM Keiri QUOTE (czwalga @ Feb 5, 2013 - 9:33 ... Feb 5, 2013 - 10:25 PM
SwissFerdi QUOTE (Keiri @ Feb 5, 2013 - 10:25 P... Feb 14, 2013 - 11:38 PM xrav22 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Feb 15, 2013 - 12... Feb 14, 2013 - 11:46 PM RabidTRD If the engine is turning, it has nothing to do wit... Feb 6, 2013 - 10:49 PM homebuilder QUOTE (RabidTRD @ Feb 6, 2013 - 10:4... Feb 7, 2013 - 2:35 PM xrav22 QUOTE (homebuilder @ Feb 7, 2013 - 3... Feb 8, 2013 - 5:02 PM finalate QUOTE (homebuilder @ Feb 7, 2013 - 2... Feb 9, 2013 - 8:46 PM soulshadow If your getting the good ol clickty clack, tighten... Feb 7, 2013 - 4:58 AM homebuilder Weird... it happened again twie today. The first t... Feb 9, 2013 - 7:16 PM RabidTRD Your throttle body is the part that controls air f... Feb 10, 2013 - 10:17 AM homebuilder Well, I got the fuel pump from a junkyard, decided... Feb 10, 2013 - 8:38 PM homebuilder Did not start again this morning!!!
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