sam z
Well-Known Member
I recently posted some "woes" concerning my electrical. Everything pointed to the
battery being bad and it was replaced.
Now, more...
I have driven the car every few days since (with the new battery) and have
had zero issues. Drove the car for around an hour last night.
Went to start today, and got nothing. Not even a click or tick. At this moment, here is what happened:
1. The interior dome light comes on, the headlights do not.
2. I hooked up the charger on the battery and it quickly dropped into the "charged" zone. Of course, the car battery cables were disconnected when I hooked up the charger.
3. I walked around to the front of the car, and gently "tapped" the cables to the starter.
4. I disconnected the charger (because it said "charged" anyway) and reconnected the cars battery cables.
5. Steps 1-4 above took around five minutes at the most.
6. Got in the car, it started no problem.
Ok, what's the deal?
1. There is no way five minutes on the charger got the battery charged, or is this really possible?
2. The headlights in step one did not come on, but why in the world after tapping on the starter cable would this have an effect on that? Is the connection to the starter really that integral to the whole system?
Thanks in advance for any help with this small but annoying headache.
battery being bad and it was replaced.
Now, more...
I have driven the car every few days since (with the new battery) and have
had zero issues. Drove the car for around an hour last night.
Went to start today, and got nothing. Not even a click or tick. At this moment, here is what happened:
1. The interior dome light comes on, the headlights do not.
2. I hooked up the charger on the battery and it quickly dropped into the "charged" zone. Of course, the car battery cables were disconnected when I hooked up the charger.
3. I walked around to the front of the car, and gently "tapped" the cables to the starter.
4. I disconnected the charger (because it said "charged" anyway) and reconnected the cars battery cables.
5. Steps 1-4 above took around five minutes at the most.
6. Got in the car, it started no problem.
Ok, what's the deal?
1. There is no way five minutes on the charger got the battery charged, or is this really possible?
2. The headlights in step one did not come on, but why in the world after tapping on the starter cable would this have an effect on that? Is the connection to the starter really that integral to the whole system?
Thanks in advance for any help with this small but annoying headache.