Re: IML: no start

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

>From my experience, when loose terminals is the problem, a big spark takes place
in the gap between the two terminals, and you "lose power" completely, even for
the lights or radio.  Its as if somebody disconne\cted your battery.  Then you
go out there, you jingle the terminals, power is restored, then try to turn the
starter again, and the same thing happens all over.  If you are watching, you
see smoke coming from the loose terminal.  Then you hit the loose terminal with
a hammer, and it works temporarily.

That has happened lately to all my 3 cars, being cheap and using terminals that
cannot be tighened any more!

D^2

Quoting jsadowski <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>:

> Dirty or loose battery terminals can cause this. Be sure they are clean &
> properly tightened. There can also be corrosion inside the cable that is
> restricting the current. Next would be the starter is beginning to fail.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 4:59 PM
>   Subject: IML: no start
> 
> 
>   Low battery.  Get it charged, or jump start it.  D^2
> 
>   Quoting PompRocker@xxxxxxx:
> 
>   > My 63 chrysler wont start all i get is a clicking sound when i turn the 
> 
>   > key...whats wrong?
>   > 
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