[DeTomaso] Car suddenly not turning over......Any help appreciated
Thomas Tornblom
Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
Tue Mar 17 11:27:09 EDT 2009
clay willmott skrev:
> Thanks for responses.
>
> I have a huge "donated" MAC battery charger on wheels that goes up to
> 180 amp boost in corner of garage-never been used. Car started first
> turn on this so is low battery.
> The Chinese 100 amp small charger on boost must not be enough for
> starting. I am gonna buy a good tester. I have two chargers and no
> tester, kind of ironic.
>
> I am not sure about these Optima batteries. They last less than a year
> for me. One of my family members works for Deka batteries and really
> discourages me from these Optimas.
I got about 8 years out of the yellow top optima that was in the car
when I bought it. It had probably been in the car for two years or so
before I bought the car. I had to replace it last year. I bought a new
yellow top optima. You must really be beating the battery up if it
doesn't last more than a year!
>
> I had it on 2 amp cont. any time I am in the garage working on car, 15
> amp cont. if lights on while re-wiring relays.
> I guess I may have had the lights on too long while testing my new
> headlight controller and they pull more than 15 amps I am sure.
>
> Should I recharge the battery or take it back? It is under warranty, if
> they go low for Yellow top deep cycle and I go for a slow 10 hour auto
> charge on 15 amp would it be good as new?
Recharge it first. My old battery went flat when I had forgotten to
disconnect it for a few weeks, and charging it worked.
I really recommend a good intelligent charger. I'm using a Cetek Zafir 90:
http://www.ctek.com/EN-GB/Buy-Charger.aspx?charger=zafir90
I guess the US 800 would be a similar model for the US:
http://www.ctek.com/EN-US/Buy-US-Charger.aspx
Do you have anything that drains the battery when you're not driving? If
I forget to disconnect it, it will go flat in about two weeks. If I
disconnect, it probably holds the charge over the winter.
>
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:16:57 +0100
> > From: Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se
> > To: claywillmott at hotmail.com
> > CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Car suddenly not turning over......Any help
> appreciated
> >
> > clay willmott skrev:
> > > Follow Up:
> > >
> > > I decided to hold the car on start a few seconds and after the
> brief turn, then silence, the a loud ratcheting machine gun noise will
> consistently emit from the side of the passenger engine ( I think).
> > >
> > > I would assume this is a bad starter??? If so how often do they go
> bad? Glad I was at home and not traveling in it far away.
> >
> > Check the engine ground and battery wire connections for oxide.
> >
> > I'd remove and clean all the connections before replacing the starter.
> > The relay can also be bad.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Clay
> > >
> > >> From: claywillmott at hotmail.com
> > >> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > >> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:49:39 -0400
> > >> Subject: [DeTomaso] Car suddenly not turning over......Any help
> appreciated
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I have had my car on the 2 amp charge while I am working on the
> electrical system. I have not had it on charge when in storage. The
> battery is a yellow optima about 6 months old.
> > >>
> > >> I go out to start the car and it only turns a 1/8 turn or so and
> completely stops. No groaning or anything else after the split second
> turn, just silence.
> > >>
> > >> I don't have a battery checker but my battery put the lights up
> and down quickly and headlights are bright.
> > >> I put my charger on 100 AMP start to the battery and still only
> the brief turn and silence.
> > >>
> > >> I have the MSD system and a high torque starter etc. Alternator
> was checked just last year and is fairly new. Starter looks fairly new
> and likely was replaced with engine overhaul a few years back by prior
> owner.
> > >>
> > >> Is this a bad starter or something else? Any help appreciated.
> > >>
> > >> I have been running the car for 2-5 minutes 3 times a week for
> last two weeks to bleed out any remaining air from radiator and new
> pipes for cooling overhaul. It started easily other than the first start
> up from winter.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks
> > >>
> > >> Clay
> > >>
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