chill7696 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 think i fried my pathy. went huckleberry pickin and had to go through some mude and it might be in my starter got a sprinkler under it tryin to clean it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerch641 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Can you turn it over? If not then you probably hydrolocked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 my starter trys to crank but it doesnt do the job and i didnt swamp it so idk how? ive gone through worse and it never did this ran fine till i turned it off the second time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 If you have a voltmeter, check the battery; if you knackered your alternator (not uncommon in mud), it could still drive/start for a little while until the battery ran down. If you don't have a meter, try jumpstarting it. If it won't start on its own, but starts up fine with the cables on it, your battery was low. Also check the battery connections for corrosion/looseness. Mucked starter is possible, but the alty is my bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted July 27, 2014 Author Share Posted July 27, 2014 i did try that hopin it was enough to atleast drive home but ill get under it today or tomorrow and get her fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 well pulled the starter and cleaned the connectionsand got it tested put it back to gather now my battery is acting like ots dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yep, sounds like a dead alty. If you can pull it off, an auto parts place could test it and rule it out or get you a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 if it were bad wouldnt it atleast start with it on the charger? just curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 A dead alty shouldn't prevent it from starting if it's jumped to another car or if it's on a charger. If the battery is dead flat, or just really low, give it a few minutes of charging before trying to start it. Did you see any warning lights on the dashboard between mudding and it not starting? I would expect to see at least the battery light on with a dead alty. If you didn't see lights, and/or it still won't start with the battery charged up, maybe I was wrong about the alty. Another possibility is a shorted cell in the battery. When this happened to my grandma's Subaru, it wouldn't start even with jump leads on the battery. Oddly, when I moved the negative lead to the intake, it would start. An auto parts place should also be able to test your battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 ight ill look into it thanks man i hope thats it vuz if my vomputer is shot im going to be pissed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 thanks for the help it was just a bad battery tested it and it had only 4cca xD but its runnin again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Well there's your problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chill7696 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 haha thanks for the help man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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