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lawbound1
10-27-2010, 09:53 AM
check gages come on next morning car wouldn't start. Car has new battery. Ocassionally experienced some over heating....battery pressure read low on dash last night wen light turned on... wen tried to start car turn over hear click click but no start then nothing. any suggestions
shorod
10-27-2010, 12:23 PM
Welcome to the forum!
Assuming you meant "battery voltage" rather than "oil pressure" your symptoms sound very consistent with a low system voltage issue. Just because the battery is new does not automatically mean the system voltage is good. You could have a faulty battery, a bad cable/connection, or a drain on the system which is discharging the battery. You're going to need to perform some more checks to determine which is the problem.
Do you have a multimeter and understand how to use it enough to get such measurements? If not, we can walk you through what to check.
-Rod
Assuming you meant "battery voltage" rather than "oil pressure" your symptoms sound very consistent with a low system voltage issue. Just because the battery is new does not automatically mean the system voltage is good. You could have a faulty battery, a bad cable/connection, or a drain on the system which is discharging the battery. You're going to need to perform some more checks to determine which is the problem.
Do you have a multimeter and understand how to use it enough to get such measurements? If not, we can walk you through what to check.
-Rod
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