Car starts but turns off?

Author	Message

jonbikes

Posted: Jun 26, 2009 at 2:56	Quote
That would be your best bet. You can't (properly) run a car with only the bat or only the alt, it just doesn't work.

MikesClunker

Posted: Mar 11, 2010 at 19:45

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I'm selling my 1988 Acura Integra to a government buy-back program to get old clunkers off the road. It passes all the requirements, except for 1: It has to start on it's own, without a jump. I know the battery is dead, but it starts with a jump, but it does not charge. Since it doesn't charge, it could be a charging problem in addition to a dead battery. BUT... it only has to start ONCE at the buy-back junk yard in order for it to qualify for the program. My question is this: if I buy a brand new battery, start up the car, and drive it 2 miles to the junk yard, then turn it off at the junk yard, will it start back up? How many times will a brand new battery start a car if it isn't being charged at all?

geezir

Posted: Mar 11, 2010 at 20:50	Quote
Perhaps the best place to ask this question would be an automotive website? Instead of joining a mountain biking website to ask an automotive question? That aside, I highly doubt you'll start the car, drive a couple miles, and still have it restart. Even if the battery has a large reserve capacity.

jonbikes

Posted: Mar 12, 2010 at 3:44	Quote
Boost it and put a meter on your alt. Just because the bat isn't taking a charge doesn't mean that the alt or some other mechanism in your charging system is cooked. A dead battery just simply will not take a charge.

stomper

Posted: Mar 12, 2010 at 12:01	Quote
does canada not have shops that do stuff like this??

langfordreppin

Posted: Jun 9, 2010 at 18:57	Quote
this is really old but it was brought back up, sold the car last august and the problem was the ignition switch and fuel pump relay

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