Car fixin'

[kurtdesign1]

Yeah, my Dad was always my backstop for car stuff...until we moved to Florida. I remember well when shortly after moving I had some trouble with my Jeep. It was a sudden, harsh realization that I'd moved 700 miles from the guy who'd always saved my bacon when there was car trouble. I spent a lot of hours on the phone for his technical services over the following 14 years until he passed.

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Thankfully my dad is still alive. I recognize the luxury of that and mean no offense.

It's thoughts such as what you've got above that are the most sobering when we lose someone. I'm lucky to still have my parents but have lost friends and relatives through the years. Small insignificant, yet resonant memories seem to be where the people we love the most live on. I cherish the details and am sure you do too.
Good luck with your current predicament. If it was brakes, fuel filter, oil, coolant or freeze plugs I could be of service. Electrical systems are not for me. I know what I can handle. That leaves everything else under the "somebody else" category.

[Zedman05]

Starter is weak or the connections inside have burned up. I see this on a few pieces of equipment I work on. The coil is getting the voltage, but not the amp draw it needs. It inevitably burns up the stator.
I wonder if that battery just doesn't have the CCA that it should ( cold cranking amps ). As you say, it might have been a refurbished battery.
The other thing is; is that alternator pushing the correct amount of output power back to the battery as well ?
Are the battery terminals tight ?

Hitting the starter will help if the teeth have a flat or broken spot, yes good call, but if it just can't get the amp draw, it won't produce the torque.
Is the vehicle a standard ? I imagine it is. Push-start it to make sure the engine turns over and runs well in the first place. You can check the voltage output if you had a meter. Make sure there is oil ! Heh.

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[Kip]

Terminals are tight - and just in case, I put new ones on.

I tested with a known good battery from Nick's SUV.

There is oil.

I have a multimeter and can test the alternator return once it's running again. Not standard...it's an auto

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[Zedman05]

Do the interior lights dim when trying to start ? If they do, then the starter is at least drawing amps. If not, it is most likely that the starter is not even turning.

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[Zedman05]

I can fix our broken washing machine, I can even fix our tv when it went black, but cars have a few more parts and pieces that baffle me sometimes.
My kids honestly think I can fix anything, it's hilarious how much of a haze they live in

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[Kip]

Do the interior lights dim when trying to start ? If they do, then the starter is at least drawing amps. If not, it is most likely that the starter is not even turning.

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No. That was the first check I did (with headlights on, no dimming). The starter isn't turning.

I took off my wheel and pulled down the splash apron. I think with enough time I can get it out. Then, it's just the adventure of a trip to an auto parts store....you wouldn't believe me if I told you about auto parts stores here. Think Bombay street market with 200 Spanish auctioneers all going at the same time

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[Zedman05]

Pahahahaha. Sounds like what is going to happen when Craigs wife makes him sell his cigars !

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[kurtdesign1]

Pahahahaha. Sounds like what is going to happen when Craigs wife makes him sell his cigars !

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[Zedman05]

Pahahahaha. Sounds like what is going to happen when Craigs wife makes him sell his cigars !

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We all can see that day looming, and I for one will be sad too.....yet happy if I can have the chance to throw down a bid on some of that stuff....just sayin'.
$12 for those Monte's from the mid 80's, and $24 for the stuff from the mid 2000's.

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[kurtdesign1]

Pahahahaha. Sounds like what is going to happen when Craigs wife makes him sell his cigars !

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We all can see that day looming, and I for one will be sad too.....yet happy if I can have the chance to throw down a bid on some of that stuff....just sayin'.
$12 for those Monte's from the mid 80's, and $24 for the stuff from the mid 2000's.

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You're going to hell