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Old 12-11-2008, 08:50 AM   #5
richtazz
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Re: I have about given up

your symptom description is a little misleading, so lets break it down and get a little more specific infromation.

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Originally Posted by dleavell
I have a 95 buick regal with 3.8L engine. My car will die while I'm driving and the battery light comes on. When I pull over to try and restart it the car won't turn over and after trying to start it about 5-6 times the car makes a clicking noise and the battery dies.
By this, do you mean that the starter will actually crank the engine, it just doesn't start (until the battery dies after the 5-6 attempts)?


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Originally Posted by dleavell
Also when I turn my car off to go into a store and then come out to start it the car won't turn over and acts like it wants to, After it sets for at least an hour it will start.
By this, do you meant the starter cranks but too slow to allow the engine to fire up, or that it cranks and sputters like it wants to start but then just turns over?

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Originally Posted by dleavell
We have changed the fuel pump, starter, computer. The altenator is at least a couple years old and Autozone tested the battery and altenator and said they were fine.Please help. The last time we had to jump it after it sitting all day to get it home. I tried starting it the next day and it acted dead again.
did anything change after swapping the parts mentioned above, or did the car continue to do the exact same thing?
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