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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:12 PM
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ok heres my dilema(seem to have alot of those) : relocated my battery to the trunk, car started and worked fine for 3 days then all of a sudden it was dead. charged the battery to a full charge and now when i put the key in it acts like its fine...until i try to start it i hear the starter click about 1 or 2 times and then the car acts like the battery is dead...Any suggestions???
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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try cleaning off the connections with a wire brush. sometimes for some reason even though there is electricity going to the starter, its just enough to make it click. That happens a lot too if you dont have the battery clamps actually tightened, like if they are just sitting on there.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 09:29 PM
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well the battery connections are tight so which connections to clean all of them or just the ones under the hood?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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clean them all and re ran some wires but it works now thanks all
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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sorry i wasnt watching so i didnt respond. nice to hear you got it fixed.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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yeah tell me about it lol i was hopin i didnt short somethin out lol
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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I realy hope you have a sealled battery if you re-located to trunk, as they need to be vented. The fumes from a reg battery can cause them to explode under some conditions.IE; a good spark or a flame. (do you smoke??)
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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^^^That's why I haven't relocated mine just yet. I am waiting until I can get a dry cell battery.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 04:23 PM
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my new car has the battery in the trunk (came like that from the factory, its cool) and its not using a drycell, but there are a whole whack of vent lines that run out the bottom of the car.
 
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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ORIGINAL: dogdaysunrise

my new car has the battery in the trunk (came like that from the factory, its cool) and its not using a drycell, but there are a whole whack of vent lines that run out the bottom of the car.
What car would that be?
 
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