HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!(starting)

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 1:59 pm

i jsut picked my car up unrepaired from the body works ppl
drove it home all fine
tryed starting it jsut now and i get this rappid electric machnine gun noise !

shes always started fine before!

MrFT000 · Post by **MrFT000** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:11 pm

battery my first guess...

give NRMA a call?

Boris · Post by **Boris** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:23 pm

If u want a battery i got one in the garage.... it's not super good, but it's ok. pretty new like 6 months old... you can have...

I can't understand, again, what noise is it, it also sounds like the starter motor.

Get a multimeter and check the voltage of the battery, after leavfing the car for an 1hr, then when your starting... cranking voltage...

hmmm....

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:49 pm

thanks guys!
yeah its the battery i am giveing it a charge right now. its under warrenty so i can take it back if its stuffed

thanks fellas! see you sunday

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 6:26 pm

It's definately your battery, when you hear that 'Machine gun' noise it means the battery is just about dead you'll find that your indicators will flash like their having an epileptic fit too

Speaking of battery changing I had a pissy 220 CCA battery in my car and because it was constantly dying on me I decided to change it, so I went and and bought a 550 CCA battery the other day. Now my car has been in the backyard under covers for about two weeks now and I haven't touch it

now when I popped the hood I found the engine bay covered in spider webs and a bunch of redback spiders living in there

so I got out some fly spray

and gave them a blast until they fell out the bottom, anyway I proceeded to change the battery and dumb me connected the negative terminal first and then the positive and while connecting the positive the back of the shifter clipped the body and BANG a massive spark ignited the fly spray residue and there was a big fire ball in my engine bay

Lets just say I wont ever do that again...

FLY SPRAY + SPARK =

Anyways I'll see you guys tomorrow

Cheers,

paladin · Post by **paladin** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 9:12 pm

holy crap!

dude!!

whatsup with your fto anyway?

Robb · Post by **Robb** » Wed Oct 20, 2004 3:10 am

WHATS UP WITH ROBB'S CAR -

1. 15-20,000K past it's 100,000K major service
2. Needs new front tyres (very bald)
3. Needs new brakes (very worn)
4. Needs serious tune
5. Alternator is dodgy
6. Insurance and rego
7. Needs hot blonde strumpet in passenger seat

8. Engine bay needs pest control

Will have it fixed when I have the $$$

Cheers,