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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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or the starter
 
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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What a great example of tact!

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it's the battery, stupid
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or the starter
Way to go there! (fill in the blank....)

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rebel 1010110
it's the battery, stupid
its most deffinently not the battery, jackass.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pimpedout97x
ok so i get a new battery

still sluggish to start, taking about 2-3 seconds before it cranks over.

sounds like something is making a high pitched squeeling noise within that 2-3 second time frame when its trying to start....

alternator tested fine....
I concur, it is either the starter, or the amperage output of the battery is extremely low. Keep in mind you can have a battery that has few amps and semi-normal volts.
 

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by pimpedout97x
its most definitely not the battery, jackass.
(spelling corrected)
ROFLMAO!!! Man you guys are a TRIP! Permission to add that to my signature!
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by pimpedout97x
its most deffinently not the battery, jackass.
must be you then.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Obnxs
Way to go there! (fill in the blank....)

Matt
what? not scientific enough for you?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by eagle-co94
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ROFLMAO!!! Man you guys are a TRIP! Permission to add that to my signature!
i dont care if you do,

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must be you then.
you're a great troubleshooter, go work for MINI!
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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can I borrow you saw? and a bottle of glue?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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Children, children... play nice now.


One thing I remember previously posted for hesitant starts was a clogged fuel filter...
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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hope that's not it. gonna be hard to explain all that saw dust... LOL
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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Any chance of disconnecting that "small 2-channel amp" as a diagnostic?

If it's On and charging it's own internals during starting, it could be dropping the voltage enough to slow the starter down. Note that all the factory electrical accessories are turned Off during starting, to lessen the battery load.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:45 AM
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does the same thing with the amp disconnected and the radio off
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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have you tried putting the A/C controls back?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rebel 1010110
hope that's not it. gonna be hard to explain all that saw dust... LOL
why dont you go somewhere and die?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Rebel 1010110
have you tried putting the A/C controls back?
the a/c controls are back...??
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by pimpedout97x
why dont you go somewhere and die?
Like your garage next to the Explorer?
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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While I know you're just having fun...

bringing all this other stuff up, fact is that Pimped tried both a used and a new battery and it didn't fix the issue. Scientific explanation or not, it's not the batteries.....

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Obnxs
bringing all this other stuff up, fact is that Pimped tried both a used and a new battery and it didn't fix the issue. Scientific explanation or not, it's not the batteries.....

Matt
I said it could be the starter, too
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:16 AM
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But you did that after

your wonderful first contribution to the thread.....

Whatever....

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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Rebel 1010110
it's the battery, stupid
Unless you're Channel 5's Steve Brule, you can drop the insults.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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gonna need a supersized for this one
 
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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