So after my overheating issue, the car will not start now

Therian

The Highlander

Founding Member

Apr 21, 2002

0

1

0

Waterloo, Ontario

Oct 29, 2007

#1

• Oct 29, 2007

• #1

It's acting like it has a dead battery. The battery is however, good. 90% charge on the charger, and it starts my Audi up fine. I've checked all of the connections, and everything *looks* fine. It won't crank, it only clicks. FP does the typical 'clicky clicky clicky' noise. When I try to start the car, *everything* dies (interior lights, clock, etc.) until I put the key back to off, and then put it back to acc.

Any thoughts?

 

vladasap

Member

Apr 26, 2006

294

0

16

nyc, ny

Oct 29, 2007

#2

• Oct 29, 2007

• #2

my car did that one day
NO IDEA why but after 10 min it just started again n never did that again

sorry this is not that helpful

 

Therian

The Highlander

Founding Member

Apr 21, 2002

0

1

0

Waterloo, Ontario

Oct 29, 2007

#3

• Oct 29, 2007

• #3

The most logical explanation would be that it's not grounding correctly/cleanly.

Does the CCRM have any impact on the car starting (or not)?

 

urban96

bubb rubb says:"woo woooooo"

Founding Member

Sep 24, 2002

3,464

1

69

Syracuse, NY

Oct 29, 2007

#4

• Oct 29, 2007

• #4

try grounding the starter, easy way is to take a jumper cable, connect it to the neg terminal on the batt. connect the other end to one of the starter bolts and try to crank it, if it turns over u know its the ground

also if u have a test light test for power down there

if your getting +12V and the ground is good then i would say u have a bad starter. some people have luck tapping it with a hammer while trying to crank

 

SQUEEZE&STROKE

New Member

Jun 24, 2005

0

0

0

SOUTHERN CA

Oct 29, 2007

#5

• Oct 29, 2007

• #5

Its a ground...had the same thing happen to me after I moved the batt to the trunk.

I now run a neg batt cable to the rear framerail, from the batt to the engine block, and from the engine block to the front frame rail.

 

HISSIN50

"How long does it take to get help in here?

15 Year Member

Nov 29, 1999

31,179

34

129

Oct 29, 2007

#6

• Oct 29, 2007

• #6

CCRM has no part in cranking.

I agree that it still sounds like a primary cable issue, especially since the car hs been sitting. I do kinda like Urban with a jumper cable - I run one in parallel with each power cable and ground (one at a time) till the car magically cranks. When it does, that cable being paralleled is deficient.

You might want to add a spare motor ground while you're at it. I used a 4 AWG starter cable from the parts store (5 bucks) and ran it from the motor to passenger frame rail (to mimic the ground on the driver's side).

Good luck Duncan.

 

Therian

The Highlander

Founding Member

Apr 21, 2002

0

1

0

Waterloo, Ontario

Oct 29, 2007

#7

• Oct 29, 2007

• #7

Thanks guys. I'll hopefully have an answer tomorrow.

 

The Green GT

No 13 year olds are safe around me.

10 Year Member

Jan 8, 2006

1,269

19

99

Louisiana

Oct 29, 2007

#8

• Oct 29, 2007

• #8

My truck did the same thing. It was a bad connection.

 

Blackened302

Active Member

Jul 21, 2005

1,439

0

36

South TX

Oct 29, 2007

#9

• Oct 29, 2007

• #9

ditto for the bad connection--i had that issue a couple times.

 

Therian

The Highlander

Founding Member

Apr 21, 2002

0

1

0

Waterloo, Ontario

Oct 30, 2007

#10

• Oct 30, 2007

• #10

It's definitely a bad connection somewhere. I don't know where, though. I was pressed for time today, so I didn't get a chance to do a lot of troubleshooting.

I boosted from my GFs car, to mine, without hers on. Nadda. I then took off the jumpers and moved the car (someone needed to park). Set them back up again, and this time turned her car on. The stang fired up right away.

I let it idle for about 10 minutes...temp gauge sat still.

Shut it down, and took off the cables. I had ran out of time at this point, and I went to press the power lock button. Interior light dimmed and flickered, and then the power went out.

So there's clearly a connection issue somewhere. It seems intermittent.

What I've written above would rule out the starter as an issue, correct? It obviously works, but is there a chance that there's a bad connection on it?

Where else should I look, or what steps should I take from here. I can't do anything on it that would involve getting it on jack stands until I can drive it out to my parents place.

Lastly, is there any chance that this bad connection was what caused my car to overheat?

 

Blackened302

Active Member

Jul 21, 2005

1,439

0

36

South TX

Oct 30, 2007

#11

• Oct 30, 2007

• #11

hmm, i'm thinking the only thing electrical that would've caused overheating is your fan not coming on. otherwise, my guess would gravitate towards a mechanical issue (clogged radiator, stuck thermostat, etc).

good luck, d00d.