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wazazzle

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okay i woke up and tried starting my car this morning. all i get is a click, i tried bump starting twice and didnt work. it's night now, so i turned on my lights and tried starting. still, click... but when i do so my entire dash goes dim and my head lights turn off. when i don't try to start it, lights come bak on. could this just be a bad battery? or starter? if it makes a difference i notice my fan kinda move, but doesn't crank at all. thats NO crank. it'd be an easy fix if i had tools and a tester. but i'm stuck in another town w/o tools, and cant tow because home is 130miles away...
 

Grn92LX

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Try banging the starter as someone cranks it. It may be stuck from a 'hot spot'.
 

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Battery
 

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Look Its Aaron said:
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agreed. try hooking up the jumper cables and letting it sit there for a good ten minutes before trying to start it.
 

Cobra4075

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sounds like the battery
 
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thanks guys... i think i'm just gonna pull the battery out somehow and walk to schucks to test it.
 
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