Car won't start at all now..

christi · Postby **christi** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:14

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.....

VRx8 · Postby **VRx8** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:14

does it crank?

D Walker · Postby **D Walker** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:14

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.

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:14

Most batteries can't come back from being run very low. Get a fresh good new battery. If that still doesn't work check main fuses.

christi · Postby **christi** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:14

@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?

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:14

interstate

High Flying 8 · Postby **High Flying 8** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:14

This may sound obvious, but it isn't always. Check and clean the ground connection on the battery and the negative cable for continuity. If it is not making a connection, nothing will work and it will not charge.

Do this before you go spending the money on a new battery. It doesn't cost anything.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:14

you can also pull the battery out and take it to the parts store and they can test it for free.

christi · Postby **christi** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

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....

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

Woooo! So was it the battery?

christi · Postby **christi** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

It sure was!

SecondGenPAt · Postby **SecondGenPAt** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

why was the tb replaced?

pyrrhus17 · Postby **pyrrhus17** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

Glad to here it was something so simple . I am in pew town for the weekend helping my Dad recover from a triple bypass .So if you see us out in a new MSP3 honk . Man the wind in pueblo west was crazy last night !

christi · Postby **christi** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:14

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....

christi · Postby **christi** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:14

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?

Car won't start at all now..

Car won't start at all now..

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