Car won't turn over
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I have a bad *** battery and two sets of jumper cables and the car won't start, just makes a click like it wants to turn over but doesn't have power. The power wire just gets really hot so I hooked the jumper cables to the starter and it does the same thing. Do I need a new starter? It stinks and starts smoking after a few tries of cranking.
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Check your grounds..you should have atleast a 6ga going from the battery negative side directly to the block. Pretty good sign here is the power wire gettin hot.
I have a heavy ground going from the battery to the block, the block to the chassis, and the factory strap on the drivers side.
I have a heavy ground going from the battery to the block, the block to the chassis, and the factory strap on the drivers side.
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Yes engine came from same yard, the other two broke for different reason. First one, a bolt backed out(wrong size) and the starter shattered. The second just had a bad wire inside the starter. I'm guessing this one went out from endless cranking because my car won't start between the fouled plugs and bad gas. Fixed both of those issues then the starter goes out :/. Also what would cause plugs to foul within 10 seconds of running? Bad gas? Car has stock computer with 02's and other emissions turned off.
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on the "same page" w/ the descriptions of your problem..
1. U now say it's "locked up"??
If so, it's likely full of fuel. That explains why the plugs fouled out. [It may have started, and then loaded up.]
It also may explain why you "smoked/broke the starter[s]".
A j/y engine may well have plugged/stuck injectors. Did you have them cleaned?
Pull all the plugs, and try to turn the crank by hand. Y/N?? If no, then stop there, and put the engine on the stand and find out wtf is going on. If yes, unplug the inj & coil harness fuses, and see if it now spins over. If yes, does it spit fuel out of the plug holes? If no, refer to above with the stand.
There's a big difference in:
"won't crank", and "won't turn over".
This is what I mean by "same page"...
1. U now say it's "locked up"??
If so, it's likely full of fuel. That explains why the plugs fouled out. [It may have started, and then loaded up.]
It also may explain why you "smoked/broke the starter[s]".
A j/y engine may well have plugged/stuck injectors. Did you have them cleaned?
Pull all the plugs, and try to turn the crank by hand. Y/N?? If no, then stop there, and put the engine on the stand and find out wtf is going on. If yes, unplug the inj & coil harness fuses, and see if it now spins over. If yes, does it spit fuel out of the plug holes? If no, refer to above with the stand.
There's a big difference in:
"won't crank", and "won't turn over".
This is what I mean by "same page"...
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I just scratch my dog on his side when he is lying on the ground. Thats how I get him to turn over. I assume it is because of the static electricty build up that is generated by my hand against his fur. Then he turns over and I scratch his belly (hand stays in the same spot...this is KEY in getting the right turn over). If you do it just right, the leg starts to move back and forth from the energy generated by the correct move.
Seriously though, if you have parts smokin, there is something else wrong. If you are not within half a volt difference between the starter and battery, you either have a bad ground, bad cables, or starter. If the engine is not locked up you should be good ta go.
SWS
Seriously though, if you have parts smokin, there is something else wrong. If you are not within half a volt difference between the starter and battery, you either have a bad ground, bad cables, or starter. If the engine is not locked up you should be good ta go.
SWS
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I just scratch my dog on his side when he is lying on the ground. Thats how I get him to turn over. I assume it is because of the static electricty build up that is generated by my hand against his fur. Then he turns over and I scratch his belly (hand stays in the same spot...this is KEY in getting the right turn over). If you do it just right, the leg starts to move back and forth from the energy generated by the correct move.