quick battery question

forcefedcobra · February 16th, 2010, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by 96SNAKE

dext, dont have anything to read the amps. i appreciate the concern

do yourself a favor and get a volt meter while you are at the autoparts store. I went forever without one and now that I have one I dont know how I lived without it. makes trouble shooting so much easier.

So did your car start after the jump or not?

96SNAKE · February 16th, 2010, 03:59 PM

well it didnt start from the jump.. the voltage is going up and down from 11-14 with the donor car hooked up. im thiking that the terminals are still gunked up

96SNAKE · February 16th, 2010, 06:30 PM

Okay well I got it jumped from the Cobalt.. So it's definitely the battery.

forcefedcobra · February 17th, 2010, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by 96SNAKE

Okay well I got it jumped from the Cobalt.. So it's definitely the battery.

run it buy your local auto parts store and have them hook up their stuff to run a test on the battery and the alternator.

ReverendDexter · February 17th, 2010, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by forcefedcobra

run it buy your local auto parts store and have them hook up their stuff to run a test on the battery and the alternator.

+1

Like I said earlier, the jump worked because the battery was dead - that either means that the battery is toast or your charging system is. Kragen usually keeps an electrical system tester behind the counter, and will go out to your car and do the full test for free. It'll tell you exactly what's up.

96SNAKE · February 17th, 2010, 11:36 AM

Okay thanks guys. I started it today and it was a hard start but it did start up. Thinking that maybe it's fuel related now? I need to change the fuel filter out and run some seafoam through the gas tank. The fuel pump is less than 10K miles old.

forcefedcobra · February 17th, 2010, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by 96SNAKE

Okay thanks guys. I started it today and it was a hard start but it did start up. Thinking that maybe it's fuel related now? I need to change the fuel filter out and run some seafoam through the gas tank. The fuel pump is less than 10K miles old.

Dude! Quit thinking so much. Take the car to the auto parts store and have them run a test on the battery and alternator. If it all checks out good then you can start looking at something else. Yes changing the fuel filter is something you should do quite often on a FI car and it wouldnt hurt to go ahead and change it but focus on making sure the charging system is good first.

96SNAKE · February 17th, 2010, 12:32 PM

Gotcha

forcefedcobra · February 23rd, 2010, 02:07 AM

did you ever get everything checked and figured out?

February 23rd, 2010, 02:07 AM	#29
forcefedcobra Enthusiast 2003 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: oklahoma Posts: 535 iTrader: 0 reviews	did you ever get everything checked and figured out? __________________ I buy car mods for the stickers, and I have ALOT of stickers! Travis Billings May 6, 1982 - July 5, 2011 Rest In Peace brother, you will be missed.

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February 16th, 2010, 03:59 PM	#22
96SNAKE Regular 96 Mystic SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, GA / Fayetteville, NC Posts: 327 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it didnt start from the jump.. the voltage is going up and down from 11-14 with the donor car hooked up. im thiking that the terminals are still gunked up

February 16th, 2010, 06:30 PM	#23
96SNAKE Regular 96 Mystic SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, GA / Fayetteville, NC Posts: 327 iTrader: 0 reviews	Okay well I got it jumped from the Cobalt.. So it's definitely the battery.

February 17th, 2010, 11:36 AM	#26
96SNAKE Regular 96 Mystic SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, GA / Fayetteville, NC Posts: 327 iTrader: 0 reviews	Okay thanks guys. I started it today and it was a hard start but it did start up. Thinking that maybe it's fuel related now? I need to change the fuel filter out and run some seafoam through the gas tank. The fuel pump is less than 10K miles old.

February 17th, 2010, 12:32 PM	#28
96SNAKE Regular 96 Mystic SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Columbus, GA / Fayetteville, NC Posts: 327 iTrader: 0 reviews	Gotcha

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