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Dead?? 200 1991

posted by  tnick24 on  Fri May 28 07:23 CST 2004
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I put in a new battery about 10 mins. ago. The old one was as dead as a door nail and wouldnt take a charge. So i stick the new battery in and go to start her up and it cranks about 3 times and a small amount of smoke popped up from the engine bay. Im not sure if it was the engine or something electrical. But the engine stopped cranking.

I can turn the raido on and when i turn it off and take the key out then put it back in it dosent ask for the code. so i know the battery has enough juice.

What could it be? I'm thinking either starter or alternator.

I did suspect my alternator a while back when i couldnt start the car but i think that was the battery and not the alternator.


any suggestions?








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    Dead?? 200 1991

    posted by  muskox on  Fri May 28 09:03 CST 2004
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    Have you checked your terminals. Given the smoke signal, maybe your terminals are dirty and it has ceased to connect. If the car is completely dead, I would first suspect a loose or dirty battery terminal. The next suspect would be the starter solenoid---often a culprit in these situations.

    Bob







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