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11-23-2010, 03:44 AM
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MR2 will not start!
Okay i just bought this car off a guy in Kentucky about a week ago. $900 it needed a radiator and had been sitting for 6 months. So i tow it to my uncles 5 min away and put the new radiator in. Wont start. So i put a brand new battery in it and it fires right up. I drive it around Kentucky for a little to make sure everything is right. So next day I put gas in it and drive it home from Kentucky (2 hour drive). Everything is perfect no noise NOTHING (battery light is on though?). So i come to my exit off the highway and as soon as i hit the brakes my battery gauge starts to sink a little and my MPH and RPM stop working. Drive it just a little more down the road and it starts to die down like i had lost all spark. So my dad comes with jumper cables and it cranks but doesn't start. Battery is now fully charged everything works lights etc. but just wont fire up. wtf? Any help would be great!
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11-23-2010, 03:46 AM
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I tried starting fluid also and still wont fire.
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11-23-2010, 03:50 AM
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Every single fuse is good.
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11-23-2010, 07:28 AM
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bad alternator maybe?
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11-23-2010, 09:28 AM
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Damn Krauts
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theslantstudio
bad alternator maybe?
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this. Pull the alternator and get it tested.
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11-23-2010, 11:32 AM
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I'm willing to bet alt as well. My old 91 T did the same crap, turned out to be the alt.
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11-23-2010, 01:15 PM
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A bad alt will cause it to not start though?
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11-23-2010, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 93talonES
A bad alt will cause it to not start though?
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Yeah dingle dick, your battery is probably fucked from draining it to the max. Charge it all you want, it probably still won't start the car. Try jumping it with a big ass truck or something with a beefy charging system. Your alternator is definitely no longer operational, if the alt fuse is good you need to replace the alternator.
Welcome to cars 101, perhaps you should take up knitting.
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11-23-2010, 01:42 PM
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A battery can be charged and still have low CCA's. Like everyone said in this thread, put an alternator in it. That's why your battery light came on, that's why your gauges quit working. While you're in there, put a new belt on too.
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11-23-2010, 01:43 PM
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Its turning over and not hitting on ether? Spark problem
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11-23-2010, 02:48 PM
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Quote:
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Its turning over and not hitting on ether? Spark problem
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GTFO hillbilly, he has enough power to turn it, but not fast enough to start. 
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11-23-2010, 04:56 PM
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Its turning over and not hitting on ether? Spark problem
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"Where does the spark come from" for $200, Alex.... |
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11-23-2010, 04:59 PM
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"Where does the spark come from" for $200, Alex....
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He's still looking for the carb.
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11-23-2010, 05:49 PM
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Its your alternator.
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11-23-2010, 06:43 PM
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Have you checked your alternator?
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11-23-2010, 07:04 PM
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heres the easiest test your alternator, if you can somehow get your car to turn over with a large truck boosting it, just disconnect the battery while the car is running and your car should stay on if not your alt is not in working order
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11-23-2010, 07:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theslantstudio
heres the easiest test your alternator, if you can somehow get your car to turn over with a large truck boosting it, just disconnect the battery while the car is running and your car should stay on if not your alt is not in working order
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That's an easy way to do it? Plus that's a fantastic way to fry electronics... |
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11-23-2010, 08:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coolnick
Yeah dingle dick, your battery is probably fucked from draining it to the max. Charge it all you want, it probably still won't start the car. Try jumping it with a big ass truck or something with a beefy charging system. Your alternator is definitely no longer operational, if the alt fuse is good you need to replace the alternator.
Welcome to cars 101, perhaps you should take up knitting.
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+rep And very true. Oh and check your alternator op
Last edited by cincySVT; 11-23-2010 at 08:48 PM..
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11-23-2010, 09:55 PM
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Idk what these guys are talking about, but I think it's the alternator.
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11-25-2010, 01:07 AM
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It was the distributor . But thanks for the help guys! |
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