Patricia Sauthoff wrote:
> as for no ground, remember that i drove this car just fine for a week after
>working on it, and i can't imagine how ground could just go away. the battery
>is still connected. and if the battery isn't strong enough wouldn't a jump
>start have done anything. the engine still doesn't turn over with the jump,
>which is why i'm kind of thinking that's not the problem.
If you have a lousy ground, a jump won't overcome that if you're hooking the
cables to the battery. You still haven't answered if the starter spins or not,
jump or no hump.
One of the simple ways that's pretty reliable to see if you have a bad ground
or not, is to turn on the headlights when you attempt to start it. If they
just go out, and come back on when the key or starter is released, then look
for a bad ground. If they dim, then weak battery or short someplace. Watch
out for captive smoke creeping out of cables and wires!
Later, Paul A
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