start already!

[chrisfa1]

Hey all,

So last week, I posted here about how my grand wag was cranking, but not starting. I got some good advice on how to look for spark / fuel. But, decided not to mess with it until today. In that time:

1. the batery go really low (i think the clock stayed on all weekend. don't know why. it's oof now!)

2. I hooked up my "jump start" battery and now I can hear what I THINK is the starter just...i dunno. not cranking. just buzzing really. dead starter? that's a wacky coincidence huh?

[woodybeone]

I would say dead battery. Charge it up overnight and try again tomorrow. Also clean the cable connections.

[chrisfa1]

hey you were right.

i traded the battery out of my pick-up and, vroom vroom. i'm off and running. so, i don't have a bettery charger. how much are they? should i just get a new battery?

[Brown Bear]

Batteries can be surprisingly fickle beasts...and can be damaged beyond repair if you do lots and lots of cranking versus starting and letting it run. You can get a good little charger for around $30-40. I use one like this http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=AUTO&pid=02871221000

It's good if you don't have lots of room to store stuff, and does a very good job. Just make sure your batt is fully charged before you try to abuse it by cranking your engine over and over.