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90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

posted by  someone claiming to be brick245 on  Thu Oct 27 08:53 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Help, I went out to start my 245 this morning and nothing happens. The most I get is a click. Is there a possible relay that i can check or replace? Or am I stuck with a bad starter problem(read expensive). It is a 1990 245 with a manual transmission. It has 225,000 miles and a fresh tuneup. If I can't get it going today, I'll have to tow it to a shop on Friday. I am a poor college student hoping for a quick fix. Any help is appreciated.








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    90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

    posted by  someone claiming to be Manolo on  Thu Oct 27 14:42 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    "Don't tow until you know." Trev29 made a poem!

    If the terminals are corroded but the car still won't start without a jump after cleaning the battery terminals, remember that the same corrosion that prevented the electricity from getting OUT this morning was keeping it from getting IN yesterday while you were driving. What I'm saying is - if the terminals are corroded, it is reasonable to expect that the battery has not been charging well for some time, and you will need to jumpstart it and drive it around for 20-30 minutes with clean terminals to charge it up.

    If you have no way to verify that it is charging, don't take it too far from home while you drive it around. A battery that is too weak to turn the starter will still support the ignition for quite a while before the car stalls for lack of spark. You might just want to put a toothpick in the throttle to kick the idle up to about 2000 RPM and leave it running at fast idle while you drink a cup of coffee. After 10 minutes or so, you can shut it off and try to restart it. If it starts, it was charging and you can go drive it until it is fully charged.

    The bad news is that being completely discharged is really hard on maintenace-free batteries. If your battery is 6+ years old, being discharged due to corroded terminals may be all it takes to 'punch its ticket'. You may get back on the road today and still find that you need a new battery soon.







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      90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

      posted by  someone claiming to be brick245 on  Fri Oct 28 22:16 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Thanks for the tips. I don't like to tow either. Good advice. I'll check it out over the week end and post an update. Brickboarders are the best!








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    90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

    posted by  sfraser on  Thu Oct 27 10:31 CST 2005
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    Battery terminals, battery terminals, battery terminals. The most likely and the easiest to fix. Take them Both off and use some sort of terminal cleaning device or fine sandpaper to take the crud off the surfaces. If this is not the answer then you can move on to other things. Simple first.
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    Simon 80 240 312k 18 years. 'White Lightning'








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    90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

    posted by  Trev29 on  Thu Oct 27 10:18 CST 2005
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    If you can get it started with a jump and the car continues running (indicating that your charging system is working), then either your battery is dying (not holding charge overnight) or something was on overnight and drained the battery.

    Don't tow until you know.

    --
    1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb and M46 trans in Brampton, Ont.








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    90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu Oct 27 09:06 CST 2005
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    If all you get is a "click", try jump starting from a friend. Just make sure the positive cable goes to the positive! Could be that the battery is below 10V.

    Klaus
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    (1975 164, 1995 854T, 1998 V70R)








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      90 245 No Start! Help!! 200 1990

      posted by  someone claiming to be brick245 on  Thu Oct 27 09:16 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Thanks for the tip. i'll give that a try.







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