hello there,
i replaced the battery today and when i turn the key i hear a click coming from the right side. three key turns and three single clicks from each turn but on the fourth turn there was no clicking sound. coinciding with some of the clicks was another single click coming from under the dash.
any idea what's going on?
new battery but engine won't turn. single click engine area
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KalamazooJohnny
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- Joined: Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:09 pm
- Your car is a: 1976 spider 1977 spider 1965 1100D
- Location: Kalamazoo, MI
Re: new battery but engine won't turn. single click engine area
Maybe the starter going out?
Try putting it in first gear and rocking the car back and forth a couple times. Then try starting it again.
Try putting it in first gear and rocking the car back and forth a couple times. Then try starting it again.
"Get used to people calling it an MG. Hardly anybody recalls Fiats, but people remember MGs because they once saw one on fire." -Corey Farley, Autoweek January 20, 2003
76spider
77spider
65 1100D
76spider
77spider
65 1100D
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oldyout
Re: new battery but engine won't turn. single click engine area
put it into first gear and rocked it with no response.
pressing the horn it seemed to sigh heavily and then it honked on the second press.
pressing the horn it seemed to sigh heavily and then it honked on the second press.
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jimincalif
- Posts: 410
- Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:43 am
- Your car is a: 1980 FI Spider
- Location: Lake Forest, CA
Re: new battery but engine won't turn. single click engine area
Do you know the new battery is fully charged? Do you have a multimeter to check its voltage?
Are the battery connections clean and tight? Is the ground wire connection from the battery to the body clean? Did you clean the connections where the battery cable attaches to the starter?
Are the battery connections clean and tight? Is the ground wire connection from the battery to the body clean? Did you clean the connections where the battery cable attaches to the starter?
1980 FI Spider
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whiterabbit
Re: new battery but engine won't turn. single click engine area
You only replaced the batt. soooo......
*Weak batt.? Put the charger on it. new batts are not fully charged and MUST be put on a charger befor use.
*Wired the batt in wrong? Check to see if +to + and - to short ground cable.
*Loose and or corroded connections? Inspect,clean or replace, and tighten ALL connections.
The problem is something you just did if all was good prior. Replaced batt? Might have been a bad connection causing your troubles (not charging or hard starting)in the first place. My 2 cents.
*Weak batt.? Put the charger on it. new batts are not fully charged and MUST be put on a charger befor use.
*Wired the batt in wrong? Check to see if +to + and - to short ground cable.
*Loose and or corroded connections? Inspect,clean or replace, and tighten ALL connections.
The problem is something you just did if all was good prior. Replaced batt? Might have been a bad connection causing your troubles (not charging or hard starting)in the first place. My 2 cents.