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iLL95 10-15-2011 05:40 PM

Bad starter?
 
I know I post alot of threads (I guess thats a good thing?im active?) but im slowly losing my mind.. Awhile back i posted about my car only clicking and the lights dimming when I started my car. I charged my battery and replaced my alternator and it started up just fine, Today it started doing the demonic ticking again and not starting.. Could it just be a bad starter? I checked all my connections and the radio etc. comes on when I turn the key to ACC or whatever

craby 10-15-2011 06:38 PM

yep could be the starter, take it out and have it tested at the parts store.

Grandpaswagon 10-15-2011 07:05 PM

A bad starter can also drain your battery. So, if you do have a bad starter, it is possible that you also have a dead or damaged battery.

3800camaro 10-15-2011 08:35 PM

Yep the gear could be stuck from corrosion or the relay has finally had enough.

iLL95 10-15-2011 09:51 PM

Woot. I guess I can get it tested. Looks like I get to spend $80 on a new starter.Yippee.

3800camaro 10-15-2011 11:21 PM


Originally Posted by 4thGen4Lyfe (Post 578515)
Woot. I guess I can get it tested. Looks like I get to spend $80 on a new starter.Yippee.

Get a lifetime warranty starter if you need to replace yours. Plus some places have core charges so it could be cheaper.

iLL95 10-16-2011 05:07 PM

I think my car is possessed. Before I got the starter tested I decided to put the charger on the battery,charged it until 'FUL" , put the key in and she started up perfectly. I checked the alternator and got the green light.. Why did it suddenly start up when the battery was charged.. What could be draining my battery?

RFxCamaro 10-16-2011 05:14 PM

Lots of things can drain a battery. $80 for a starter is cheap.

Grandpaswagon 10-16-2011 06:28 PM

Hmm, what could drain a battery. Let's assume that you don't leave anything turned on when you leave the car. In that case, some of the battery draining culprets are:

Alternator, starter, aftermarket amp, aftermarket security system, nicked electrical wire, faulty power connector, and the list just keeps on going.

Are you certain that your charging the battery when running? Have you measure that voltage at the battery when the engine is running with a meter (not the dash gauge)?

craby 10-16-2011 06:36 PM

a bad battery will charge up fast and drain fast.


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