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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 01:51 PM
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Pulled my car out for the spring, took quite a few jumps and she finally started. Anyway, I let it sit for a few weeks as I was waiting for parts, now she won't even start with booster cables hooked up. Reads 13V while hooked up (on dash and multimeter on battery) but when I crank it the voltage goes to zero. Then charges up again.

Big 3 is done, battery is fairly new, upgraded alternator...

I started testing my fuse box for shorts, and found a few ohms and megaohms resistance coming from the ignition fuses. I'm not sure if they're standard resistance numbers or not, waiting for a mitchell printout.

What is the next step for my diagnosis?
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 11:56 AM
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VATS maybe?

anyone??
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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most likely a vats problem.
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