So tell me this: How does your car battery and what seems alternator die when you use a portable battery charger to charge your battery after your car has been sitting for 2 months? Yeah. My rx-7 doesn't even turn on AT ALL now. NO dashboard lights, no nothing. Anyone have any ideas???
It did however start when we had it for a minute charged to another car via jumper cables. It did a few back fires then completely died. SO that's why I did the portable charger.....
Car won't start at all now..
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Car won't start at all now..
1990 RX-7 'vert black/black -- "Jello Stick"
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
If the battery is completely dead many battery chargers cannot produce enough amps to get the think to start, because its also trying to charge the battery. You can put a good battery on it and see if it starts, or try and charge your battery overnight and if it doesnt take a charge, its likely to need a replacement.
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@VRx8: It won't crank at all. It's like you don't have a alternative and battery connected.
@Don & Chicken: Yeah. That's what I've been told lately. I'm probably just going to fork out the 80$ or so to buy a new battery. Any recommendations for a "good" battery?
@Don & Chicken: Yeah. That's what I've been told lately. I'm probably just going to fork out the 80$ or so to buy a new battery. Any recommendations for a "good" battery?
1990 RX-7 'vert black/black -- "Jello Stick"
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
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you can also pull the battery out and take it to the parts store and they can test it for free.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm
[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]
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yay! fixed the car, she runs, and the afm and tb have been installed, she still has a slight idle problem but eventually will even out after driven a while. Doesn't seem to over heat right now b ut then again it's the winter time and im in pueblo with no hills....
1990 RX-7 'vert black/black -- "Jello Stick"
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
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Good luck on the bypass on your father, Pyrr. I'm driving my RX-7 to and from work this week so I can avoid filling up the mazda 3. I'm usually seen on main street by AT&T.
Pat: It was originally not working properly anyway, per Don previously in posts and per other Pat. I had to take the idle screw ALL the way up (Don't you remember? haha) in order to keep idle....
Pat: It was originally not working properly anyway, per Don previously in posts and per other Pat. I had to take the idle screw ALL the way up (Don't you remember? haha) in order to keep idle....
1990 RX-7 'vert black/black -- "Jello Stick"
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
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Car doesn't start again. Battery is nearly 1 month 8 days old. I haven't driven her in 2 weeks - but that SHOULD NOT kill a battery? I have to have AutoZone re charge it, and test it again. I'm thinking since I don't drive the car much and up until I fix the OP gauge, I'm going to unhook the battery once we get this fixed.
My question is, would this be caused by a bad alternator to kill batteries so fast?
My question is, would this be caused by a bad alternator to kill batteries so fast?
1990 RX-7 'vert black/black -- "Jello Stick"
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
13B n/a Street Port
Goopy performance
straight pipe & racing beat header
2005 Mazda 3
nothin' but stock love.
Past:
1988 GXL RX-7 2002-2004 [Blown Apex seal]
1991 'vert RX-7... 2003-2004 [4' under water, hurricane ivan 2004]
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