gaz_gaz
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:37 PM |
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Starting issues
Evening all.
just looking for a little advice here...
went to my car today for the first time in 4 months,
nice new battery fitted i crank her over and she spins very slowly then stops.
hooked it upto my other car via jump leads and she started but the starter still seemed to struggle and i think this was a red herring.
switched off and tried to restart again and nothing much happened, even with the jump leads connected.
battery volts are 12.5v
now when i turn the car over the volts drop from about 11v to 7.5v and the starter cant turn the engine over
im thinking possible starter motor dying? what are peoples thoughts
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:48 PM |
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If the battery voltage drops almost instantly to below 9 volts it points to a dead cell in the battery.
Same goes if it drops to 6 volts or so and then quite slowly rises to circa 10v.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:49 PM |
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Also are you sure your nice new battery was charged and healthy ?
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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whitestu
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:50 PM |
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Could be a corroded connection if standing for a while.
Check the starter positive and earth connections before assuming the motor is dead.
Stu
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gaz_gaz
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 05:59 PM |
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hiya guys,
the battery is all good, starts our Evo 9 thats also been laying for 4 months.
My other halfs just told me the Porsche has been struggling a bit after races etc and she needed a push start when leaving Parc Ferme after the last
race of the season,
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minitici
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| posted on 8/1/12 at 06:40 PM |
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Went out to my Austin Seven Special yesterday - had sat since September but started after a bit of churning and choke juggling - with my itzt-bitzy
Odessey PC545 battery.
Not even been on trickle charge..........
...... however my clutch had stuck and took a bit of reving and starting in gear to clear.
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