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[jdnrobertson]

REPLACED BATTERY WHEN ENGINE WOULDNT TURN OVER. NEXT DAY CAR STARTED
UP, YET BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED ON,
WENT OFF AND SO ON. HMMM? AFTERNOON, CAR WOULDNT TURN OVER, GOT A JUMP
FROM GOOD SAMARITAN. WHO HAPPENED TO BE A MECHANIC, SAYS ITS THE
ALTENATOR, AND HAS A SHOP. DROVE RIGHT TO SHOP. GUYS CONFIRMED
ALTENATOR FAILING. DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS, DROVE
HOME. NEXT DAY. CAR WONT TURN OVER. YET WARNING LIGHTS ON. GOT
REBUILT ALT. ASKED THE GUYS AT NAPA PARTS, IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE PUTTING IN ALT. "NO." OK, FINE. PUT ALT IN NO
PROB.CONNECTED ELECTRICAL AND NOTICED A SPARK. BAD..OOPS. DISCONNECTED
BATTERY TERMINAL. FINISHED JOB. CAR WONT TURN OVER, NO CLICK BUT
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON. TRIED JUMP START A COUPLE OF TIMES. NOTHING. NOW
IM NO MECHANIC, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHATS NEXT RELAY SWITCH, STARTER,
NEW CAR? HELP

 

[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

REPLACED BATTERY WHEN ENGINE WOULDNT TURN OVER. NEXT DAY CAR STARTED
UP, YET BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED ON,
WENT OFF AND SO ON. HMMM? AFTERNOON, CAR WOULDNT TURN OVER, GOT A JUMP
FROM GOOD SAMARITAN. WHO HAPPENED TO BE A MECHANIC, SAYS ITS THE
ALTENATOR, AND HAS A SHOP. DROVE RIGHT TO SHOP. GUYS CONFIRMED
ALTENATOR FAILING. DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS, DROVE
HOME. NEXT DAY. CAR WONT TURN OVER. YET WARNING LIGHTS ON. GOT
REBUILT ALT. ASKED THE GUYS AT NAPA PARTS, IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE PUTTING IN ALT. "NO." OK, FINE. PUT ALT IN NO
PROB.CONNECTED ELECTRICAL AND NOTICED A SPARK. BAD..OOPS. DISCONNECTED
BATTERY TERMINAL. FINISHED JOB. CAR WONT TURN OVER, NO CLICK BUT
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON. TRIED JUMP START A COUPLE OF TIMES. NOTHING. NOW
IM NO MECHANIC, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHATS NEXT RELAY SWITCH, STARTER,
NEW CAR? HELP

Well, I see nothing in your post that tells me the battery got , um,
re-charged the last time - so it likely is low/dead. Though that doesn't
explain why a jump start didn't work.
I'd be tempted to haul the battery to someone who could charge it and
perhaps load test it. A few sparks during batt/charging sys. work might
be normal as the clock and maybe radio standby are always drawing current.

Carl

 

[Dana169]

REPLACED BATTERY WHEN ENGINE WOULDNT TURN OVER. NEXT DAY CAR STARTED
UP, YET BATTERY WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP AND STAYED ON,
WENT OFF AND SO ON. HMMM? AFTERNOON, CAR WOULDNT TURN OVER, GOT A JUMP
FROM GOOD SAMARITAN. WHO HAPPENED TO BE A MECHANIC, SAYS ITS THE
ALTENATOR, AND HAS A SHOP. DROVE RIGHT TO SHOP. GUYS CONFIRMED
ALTENATOR FAILING. DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK, WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS, DROVE
HOME. NEXT DAY. CAR WONT TURN OVER. YET WARNING LIGHTS ON. GOT
REBUILT ALT. ASKED THE GUYS AT NAPA PARTS, IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO
KNOW BEFORE PUTTING IN ALT. "NO." OK, FINE. PUT ALT IN NO
PROB.CONNECTED ELECTRICAL AND NOTICED A SPARK. BAD..OOPS. DISCONNECTED
BATTERY TERMINAL. FINISHED JOB. CAR WONT TURN OVER, NO CLICK BUT
INSTRUMENT LIGHTS ON. TRIED JUMP START A COUPLE OF TIMES. NOTHING. NOW
IM NO MECHANIC, OBVIOUSLY, BUT WHATS NEXT RELAY SWITCH, STARTER,
NEW CAR? HELP

 

[Dana169]

I found a connector cable that had SliPPED off of my starter. Car would not start. My radio stations did not have to be reset which told me was not a battery issue. The plug slips over a small piece of metal on the bottom of the starter. I need a new one and don't know what is called, mine has worn out and falls off.