Car killed while driving and wont start now

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM

okey so i was just driving along and all of a sudden my car killed. I coasted over to the side of the road and tried starting it again, all it did is just barely make a click then nothing. Yet the headlight and radio still worked fine. I tried jump starting it but still nothing. So i figured it cant be a starter problem because that wouldnt kill the car, it cant be the alternator cause that would have drained the battery, the connections are tight. So possibly an ignition fuse or what? i ned helo fast because i cant leave my car there for long.

whitemustang02 · January 5th, 2008, 11:08 AM

if it is in a bad spot then i'd say get it towed to ur house or somewere close that u can feel safe leving the car.
then start cheking batery cenections.
also how long have u had the 4.2 in ur car

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 11:10 AM

BAD GROUND! check your terminals and see if they are lose. my tempo did this to me weekly. i just wiggled the ground and off i went. however i recommend you fix this rather then ignore it like i did.

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 11:23 AM

Ive had the 4.2 in for about 2 months. And it wouldnt be the ground would it, because the battery still has plenty of power and powers everything else in the car.

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by 99v6stang

Ive had the 4.2 in for about 2 months. And it wouldnt be the ground would it, because the battery still has plenty of power and powers everything else in the car.

bad grounds do some weird shit man im just tellin yah form experience my tempo did the EXACT same thing. everything thing worked but no crank. it was a badly attached neg battery cable.

whitemustang02 · January 5th, 2008, 11:31 AM

id say go through and check the conections somthing may have come lose from when u did the swap.

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2008, 11:45 AM

loose neg, battery cable like jugg said, cause your not getting enough power to turn your flywheel if your only getting one click

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM

but the connection is very tight, i can lift the battery out of the car by pulling on the cable.

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by 99v6stang

but the connection is very tight, i can lift the battery out of the car by pulling on the cable.

whats about the to engine and chassis ground? could be tight on the battery side lose on the other.... its showing characteristics of a pooched battery or a bad connection.

GreenFaleen · January 5th, 2008, 12:29 PM

well it may be in the actual neg, battery cable. buy a new cable and see if that fixes it, but something killed your alt if it just died like that and your battery isnt strong enough to run the car

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen

well it may be in the actual neg, battery cable. buy a new cable and see if that fixes it, but something killed your alt if it just died like that and your battery isnt strong enough to run the car

this is true. i think he has a bad connection in the charging circuit, probably ended up runnin his battery down and now it wont turn over and the alt isn't charging correctly. get a boost if u start u know its a ALT charging issue and your batter is flat. like i said this is commonly caused by a bad connection, or ground. but also could be straight up ur ALT failed on yah.

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 12:59 PM

like i said before i did try jump starting it and it still wouldnt start. It did the exact same thing still. Where is the engine ground located? it is about 20 degress out so i dont want to spend all day looking for it

RhadCundell · January 5th, 2008, 01:20 PM

..have you tried gas????

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 01:22 PM

have you tried reading any of this thread? The car wont even turn over at all, i turn the key and nothing happens, so gas is not an issue here.

RhadCundell · January 5th, 2008, 01:24 PM

ive ran out of gas..like completly
and nothing happens at all
everything works fine..
try turning the key sounds like the battery is dead..

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 01:29 PM

well i cant imagine the starter not turning because the car is out of gas, and i would have seen the gas light come on.

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by 99v6stang

well i cant imagine the starter not turning because the car is out of gas, and i would have seen the gas light come on.

+1 its not a fuel issue. this is electrical and it has to do with the charging circuit

RhadCundell · January 5th, 2008, 01:31 PM

oo
yea i don t have a gas light..
so i didnt think about that

99v6stang · January 5th, 2008, 01:37 PM

But are you sure it is a problem with the charging unit, becuase if that was the case wouldnt it still start with the jump start?

Juggalo_X · January 5th, 2008, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by 99v6stang

But are you sure it is a problem with the charging unit, becuase if that was the case wouldnt it still start with the jump start?

nope. my sunfire had a battery that was totally fucked form a bad charging circuit and it wouldn't boost at all. the battery just over heated the longer i had the booster cables on it .

January 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM	#1
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	Car killed while driving and wont start now okey so i was just driving along and all of a sudden my car killed. I coasted over to the side of the road and tried starting it again, all it did is just barely make a click then nothing. Yet the headlight and radio still worked fine. I tried jump starting it but still nothing. So i figured it cant be a starter problem because that wouldnt kill the car, it cant be the alternator cause that would have drained the battery, the connections are tight. So possibly an ignition fuse or what? i ned helo fast because i cant leave my car there for long. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 11:08 AM	#2
whitemustang02 MM's official Chevy guy 2002 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 2,024 iTrader: 0 reviews	if it is in a bad spot then i'd say get it towed to ur house or somewere close that u can feel safe leving the car. then start cheking batery cenections. also how long have u had the 4.2 in ur car __________________ "Speak softly and carry a big stick" - Theodore Roosevelt "Any idiot can make a V8 fast, it takes a real idiot to make a fast V6". '02 Mustang N/A 4.3 stroker away for winter '72 Chevelle project car 454 coming '93 Bronco EFI 351W DD

January 5th, 2008, 11:23 AM	#4
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ive had the 4.2 in for about 2 months. And it wouldnt be the ground would it, because the battery still has plenty of power and powers everything else in the car. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 11:31 AM	#6
whitemustang02 MM's official Chevy guy 2002 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 2,024 iTrader: 0 reviews	id say go through and check the conections somthing may have come lose from when u did the swap. __________________ "Speak softly and carry a big stick" - Theodore Roosevelt "Any idiot can make a V8 fast, it takes a real idiot to make a fast V6". '02 Mustang N/A 4.3 stroker away for winter '72 Chevelle project car 454 coming '93 Bronco EFI 351W DD

January 5th, 2008, 11:45 AM	#7
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	loose neg, battery cable like jugg said, cause your not getting enough power to turn your flywheel if your only getting one click __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 5th, 2008, 11:10 AM	#3
Juggalo_X I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2001 Mustang 232/CBR600 14+@Slow Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Western Ontario Posts: 6,688 iTrader: 0 reviews	BAD GROUND! check your terminals and see if they are lose. my tempo did this to me weekly. i just wiggled the ground and off i went. however i recommend you fix this rather then ignore it like i did.

January 5th, 2008, 12:27 PM	#8
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	but the connection is very tight, i can lift the battery out of the car by pulling on the cable. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 12:29 PM	#10
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	well it may be in the actual neg, battery cable. buy a new cable and see if that fixes it, but something killed your alt if it just died like that and your battery isnt strong enough to run the car __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

January 5th, 2008, 12:59 PM	#12
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	like i said before i did try jump starting it and it still wouldnt start. It did the exact same thing still. Where is the engine ground located? it is about 20 degress out so i dont want to spend all day looking for it __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 01:20 PM	#13
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 419 iTrader: 0 reviews	..have you tried gas???? __________________

January 5th, 2008, 01:22 PM	#14
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	have you tried reading any of this thread? The car wont even turn over at all, i turn the key and nothing happens, so gas is not an issue here. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 01:24 PM	#15
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 419 iTrader: 0 reviews	ive ran out of gas..like completly and nothing happens at all everything works fine.. try turning the key sounds like the battery is dead.. __________________

January 5th, 2008, 01:29 PM	#16
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i cant imagine the starter not turning because the car is out of gas, and i would have seen the gas light come on. __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

January 5th, 2008, 01:31 PM	#18
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 419 iTrader: 0 reviews	oo yea i don t have a gas light.. so i didnt think about that __________________

January 5th, 2008, 01:37 PM	#19
99v6stang Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 760 iTrader: 0 reviews	But are you sure it is a problem with the charging unit, becuase if that was the case wouldnt it still start with the jump start? __________________ My car ---- (m112 in progress)

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