Ah, the wonders of electricity

**whitenoyz** · 12-8-07, 8:21

So my car had some trouble starting, to the point that during the last snowfall, As soon as I turned the key to crank it, the car would die completely. I managed to start it and drive it home, then going to the mall yesterday the same thing happened. Once again i fixed it and managed to drive her to pep boys. I removed paint from everywhere around where the battery cables touch, sanded down some areas, and now the car is an electrical dream. Now all she needs is the horn fixed, the passenger side window motor fixed, and a new A/C switch to be a perfect car. In short, anyone having starting problems should clean anywhere that the battery connects to. I thought I was losing fuel pressure until I realized what it was

jmp55 · 12-10-07, 20:48

Can you let us know exactly what spots you sended down?
Thanks.

**cf_z** · 12-10-07, 20:54

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Originally Posted by whitenoyz

So my car had some trouble starting, to the point that during the last snowfall, As soon as I turned the key to crank it, the car would die completely.

mine had that problem for a while. i thought i was grounding it out or something. all electronics would work untill i turned the key, and pushed the clutch to start it, then everything would just stop and not work at all.

eventually i just realized it was a bunch of loose connections lol.

**KING6** · 12-10-07, 20:56

normally the, "turn and click/power dies" means bad battery connections.

**cf_z** · 12-10-07, 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by KING6

normally the, "turn and click/power dies" means bad battery connections.

and thats exactly what it was.

**KING6** · 12-10-07, 22:06

i had the same BS when it started getting cold out.. I ended up buying new battery clamps. The other ones were garbage.. and I just replaced them a year ago.