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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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wow so i broke my transmission last season so theres one problem. i have the car in storage now and i went to start it and the damn battery is dead. i get it started let it run 20 mins then go to the gas station and the car starts screaming like im wot but im not even touching the gas.. get to the gas station turn the car off and it wouldnt start again. i get it started and the car was revving when i wasnt even in the car. what would cause my car to do this? the car has a mild cam in it with an intake and heads. please explain what i should do?
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 05:36 PM
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How cold was it outside? Ive seen the throttle body frost up enough to hold the throttle blades open when its cold out (below freezing) on cars where the coolant tube thrugh the throttle body is bypassed.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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its been pretty cold outside but it has been in a garage for storage.. i have the throttle body bypassed but i mean its not that cold yet. next time i get to go see it i will checl the blades.. my friend was telling me something about the tb posioning sensor could that have anything to do with it?
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Old Dec 23, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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u need a new battery. when ur car goes completly dead (and it sits dead for a while), and then u jump it, the pcm will make it idle like that until it relearns..... if u jumped it and drove it for a while and then it wouldnt start again, either ur battery is completly shot or its new alternator time
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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ya, my car did the same thing and after a while you will probably smell a burning smell from the alternator. replace battery before alternator fails.
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Old Dec 27, 2007 | 02:24 AM
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awesome
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 04:25 PM
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yeah that was it thanks guys... bad cell in the battery.. thanks for the input
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