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IntaCepta

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 17:10

u can recharge the battery,
but isn't it better getting a new bigger battery?
especially if ur running an amp etc..


sunnyb

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:58

quote:
Originally posted by Carly
alright,cheers lads :thumbs: im at work now,will have to leave it till later and come back down with my dad and some jump leads,dash lights were on faintly and briefly, but it sounded completely flat, maybe a loose lead or something? cant be anything too serious i think, or atleast i hope


same as what mine was doin lights were coming on then when u try turn it over it just died! tighten trminals for sure then jump it!


linz

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:57

wtf? yeh if its just a flat battery you can take it and charge it up in your house or if u run teh car for long enough it will re charge


IlfordCorsa16V

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:40

quote:
Originally posted by IntaCepta
tighten the terminals+ bolts.

it will jump start and run fine, but when u wanna restart it again it it will be flat again.
u'll need a new battery.


cant u take off the battery and charge it over night at home? would this still cause it to go flat the next day?


S1MON

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:36

yer mine was like that yesterday morning so i nicked the battery out of my bro's car :lol:


IntaCepta

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:35

tighten the terminals+ bolts.

it will jump start and run fine, but when u wanna restart it again it it will be flat again.
u'll need a new battery.


Pablo

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:23

quote:
Originally posted by Tim
What the hell is an altometer ;) Is the car just not turning over, or turning over slowly? Is the dash lighting up?
PMSL I just imagined a car turning over and over :lol: :look:


Carly

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:20

alright,cheers lads :thumbs: im at work now,will have to leave it till later and come back down with my dad and some jump leads,dash lights were on faintly and briefly, but it sounded completely flat, maybe a loose lead or something? cant be anything too serious i think, or atleast i hope


sunnyb

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 16:04

i had this on one of my cars. cos i'd been unplugging the battery on and off i hadn't done the bolts on the terminals up tight! check that! cos after i tightend them it started no sweat!


MatthewR

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 15:58

tried bump starting it?


Tim

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 15:53

What the hell is an altometer ;) Is the car just not turning over, or turning over slowly? Is the dash lighting up?


Tom

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 15:47

might be your altenator, test the battery with an altometer see if it has any current running through it same with alty....


Carly

 posted on 26th Jan 05 at 15:46

i just drove my car to the office which is a few minutes away, got out posted my letter which took no more than 2mins, got back in and the fuckin car wont start, it sounds as though the batteries comlpetely flat,how the hell can that happen? just had to walk back to work and abandon it on a main road in a no parking zone :( :mad:

[Edited on 26-01-2005 by Carly]