Splitz

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Symptoms,

1, Door Open, key in ignition, you get the chime.
2. Close Door, turn key, nothing happens but the seat belt light barely comes on, no other indications. Security light erratic as well (shouldn't be VATS). Kind of an intermittent chime when trying to start.
2.2 Fuel Pump sounds like it's trying
3. Speedo/Tach jump to max then die.
4. Battery gague looks like it's trying to get to 8v but that's a crap gage.

Meter to battery, reads 8-10v's with everything off. What is the cracking power supposed to be on the battery? Don't know how old the battery is.

Battery dead or low v's?

Splitz

Camaroz

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Uhh... anything below 11.8V is considered a toasted battery lol I would try a new battery but it can also be a bunch of other factors.. eg alternator, something draining the battery while the car is parked etc

Splitz

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Crap, bought a new b attery, worked since 10am after install, did a lot of driving around today. Let the car sit for about 4 hours.....now NO electrics....car isn't doing ANYTHING, acting like the battery isn't even there, battery voltage across the terminals is 13v. When I tried to start it at 6pm, it "popped" and getting the indication as above....

HELP!!!!!!!!!

Camaroz

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What "popped" Did you get sparks from the battery terminals? That means you don't have good contact with the battery terminals. All you gotta do to clean them is get a wire brush and scrub em down and hopefully that's all the problem is

Splitz

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Cleaned the battery terminals with brush and some baking soda.

1. Started this time but ran AWFULLY rough @ idle. Put engine @ 1500 for about a minute. Let off the throttle, car died, but still got accessories and dash lightning.
2. Car started right up after that, idle normally for 2 minutes.

Same sequence as after I installed new battery this morning. hopefully nothing is draining the battery while off.

Mechanic lives next to me, he's saying that it could also be the alternator.

Any thoughts?? Also, how much is an alternator gonna cost me?

Camaroz

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Hopefully the rough idle is it just relearning it's idle. You should be able to tell if it's your alternator just by looking at your charging gauge.

Splitz

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Thanks for your help CamaroZ, guess the true test will be in the morning when I "Try" to start it!! Alternators aren't cheap, then I gotta find somebody cheap to put the damn thing on. I'm not very mechanical!!!

Camaroz

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Everything working out alright?

Splitz

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yea, seems to be. Started this morning right up, battery gague voltage @ 13-14v's during drive to work. Parked it all day, started right up after work this afternoon after being off for 9 hours. Drive home alright, battery voltage 13-14v again, so, cross fingers that it stays this way!!!

Thanks for your help again!

Camaroz

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Glad it worked out