Subject	Starting/Electrical System issue
Posted by	aroche on September 22, 2012 at 2:23 PM
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Message	Car will not start currently. Battery with key out reads ~12.8volts. Once ignition is in the I position voltage drops to ~10 volts. Once ignition is in the II position voltage drops to ~9 volts. Battery has been tested at both advance auto and autozone with both a cca test and a load test. It passed both perfectly. The battery connections are very clean and free from corrosion. The car will start with a jump but it has a very hard time. Starter Relay has been making some odd noises, so I have ordered a new one. Is this probably the issue? or what else should I look at? Also wanted to add this problem has been very intermittent. It happened last Thursday, I disconnected the battery and checked all connections. Plugged it back in on Saturday and it worked all week until last night and it started doing this again. More about last night I was able to get the car to run with a jump, it hesitated very badly before it finally started. While driving I would notice my headlights dim when i hit the brake or turned my music up even though my volt meter which hooked up to the battery said 14.2 volts. The car besides this has been running great, I just put a new 1995 harness and injectors in with fresh grounds. The starter motor is original and the alternator is one year old and is producing 90amps like it should. Let me hear any of your thoughts on this. Thanks
Follow Ups	Starting/Electrical System issue - aroche 14:23:17 09/22/12 I would go over all the grounds and clean any corrosion and - JonnyZ(SoCal) 17:07:06 09/22/12 Re: I would go over all the grounds and clean any corrosion and - aroche 20:54:23 09/22/12 Seems to me there are one of two things happening-- - jzack 23:15:59 09/22/12 Re: Seems to me there are one of two things happening-- - aroche 09:14:32 09/23/12 Except that in Key 1 position the starter isn't engaged - jzack 11:05:41 09/23/12 Re: Except that in Key 1 position the starter isn't engaged - aroche 11:15:08 09/23/12 After thinking about this a little more -- much of what - jzack 23:49:40 09/22/12 Re: After thinking about this a little more -- much of what - aroche 09:21:10 09/23/12 I believe you're correct starer solenoid in d/s fender well (n/m) - craigz96tt 08:43:53 09/23/12 Re: I believe you're correct starer solenoid in d/s fender well - aroche 09:23:20 09/23/12 Re: Starting/Electrical System issue - aroche 18:40:17 09/23/12 Thx for posting - guessing that relay was stuck closed, - jzack 22:44:30 09/24/12
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