Here we go...won't start after first snowfall
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UPDATED Here we go...won't start after first snowfall
I failed my road test last week which kinda discouraged me so I haven't driven it in at least a week. Temperatures were pretty low with the snow last night so I decided to start her up this morning. Welp, turned over a couple times, then died down. Interior lights and headlights are a little dim but the alarm worked fine so. It's my first time coming across this problem, any suggestions, ideas, fixes? Thank you
UPDATE: Battery connections are good and tight. Very little corrosion, but I poured baking soda/water on the posts to be sure. After turning and holding the key there for a few seconds, there's rapid clicking. I was thinking about picking up a trickle charger but now I'm worried the alternator has gone bad.
UPDATE: Battery connections are good and tight. Very little corrosion, but I poured baking soda/water on the posts to be sure. After turning and holding the key there for a few seconds, there's rapid clicking. I was thinking about picking up a trickle charger but now I'm worried the alternator has gone bad.
Last edited by homeofbacon; 01-19-2016 at 01:43 PM. Reason: Update
#2
If the battery is low, that may be the problem. When the temperature drops, the oil thickens and it takes more power to crank over the engine. At the same time, cold temperature reduces the battery's ability to produce power.
Things like alarms don't need very much power. Lights need more, maybe 10 amps, but the starter needs several hundred amps of power. If your lights are dim, that means the battery can't provide quite enough power for them, so forget starting the engine.
Things like alarms don't need very much power. Lights need more, maybe 10 amps, but the starter needs several hundred amps of power. If your lights are dim, that means the battery can't provide quite enough power for them, so forget starting the engine.
#3
If the battery is low, that may be the problem. When the temperature drops, the oil thickens and it takes more power to crank over the engine. At the same time, cold temperature reduces the battery's ability to produce power.
Things like alarms don't need very much power. Lights need more, maybe 10 amps, but the starter needs several hundred amps of power. If your lights are dim, that means the battery can't provide quite enough power for them, so forget starting the engine.
Things like alarms don't need very much power. Lights need more, maybe 10 amps, but the starter needs several hundred amps of power. If your lights are dim, that means the battery can't provide quite enough power for them, so forget starting the engine.
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Take the battery out and have it load tested at the auto parts store.
I have a 48-series battery in mine that I got out of a chevy truck from work. IIRC it puts out about 770cca. You could probably crank the starter until it burned up before the battery goes dead lol.
I have a 48-series battery in mine that I got out of a chevy truck from work. IIRC it puts out about 770cca. You could probably crank the starter until it burned up before the battery goes dead lol.
Last edited by Half Assed; 01-18-2016 at 06:04 PM.
#8
Are you sure that your battery terminals and cable ends are free from corrosion and shiny? If not, clean them with steel wool or fine sandpaper.
Electrical contacts need to be clean to start the engine on a cold day.
Agreed on having your battery load tested.
Electrical contacts need to be clean to start the engine on a cold day.
Agreed on having your battery load tested.
#11
New battery, or at least charge the one you have. Clicking is a classic sign of not enough juice. I put one from a Bonneville in my Max. Starts so fast you don't really hear it crank. Its amazing the difference a new battery makes. IIRC the bonneville battery is a couple hundred more CCA than the stock max battery. I had to cut off the terminals and put side screw on type mounts, but it was worth it. +
My wife totaled out her bonnie with a two month old battery in it. I pulled it out before it want to the junkyard.
My wife totaled out her bonnie with a two month old battery in it. I pulled it out before it want to the junkyard.
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