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Author Topic: ??? BATTERY ??? six 5.0 ¯ Member # 3153 posted                                 I cleaned the terminals on my battery last night, and now my car wont start. Thier is power to the Battery, the lights come on and are bright, but when I turn the key the lights go dim and the solinoid clicks like it's not getting enough juice. All I did was take some sand paper to both terminamls and then cleaned them with bakeing soda. I think the problem is with the + termnal, when I conect the + I couldn't get a great conection, so I bought some new conectors and when I conected those it sounds like a fizz noise is comeing from in the battery. WTF could I have done, or what could this mean????? PS. + & - are both hooked up corectly -------------------- IwishIwasan03COBRA! Posts: 4425 | From: SAN MATEO | Registered: Aug 2003  |  : Jdub07 ( O Y O ) Member # 2728 posted                              wierd... how old is your battary? I was thinking starter until you said your battary 'fizzled'. I'm stumped Posts: 7282 | Registered: Apr 2003  |  : hidnn.o.s. ¯ Member # 1219 posted                           Replace your battery -------------------- R.I.P. Willie G. You are missed on this forum Posts: 15950 | Registered: Apr 2002  |  : six 5.0 ¯ Member # 3153 posted                                 Hmmmmm, I don't really know how old it is. I have had the car for a while. Of course, the battery has never given me any problems until I started messing with it.... But I'd have to say about 2 years or less on the battery. Would these be the symptoms of a dead battery? or a messed up starter????? -------------------- IwishIwasan03COBRA! Posts: 4425 | From: SAN MATEO | Registered: Aug 2003  |  : six 5.0 ¯ Member # 3153 posted                                 Replace the battery, yeah I think I will and see what happens. Hopefully that does it. -------------------- IwishIwasan03COBRA! Posts: 4425 | From: SAN MATEO | Registered: Aug 2003  |  : 94gt ¯ Member # 3060 posted                                 since you replaced both terminals, I would make sure that both are clean, and make sure the ground is actually grounded, and not just screwed down ovre some paint.... it needs to be a direct metal to metal contact to provide a better ground. -------------------- 2020 Explorer ST 2011 Silver Raptor 'Screw Posts: 5777 | From: Beavercreek, OH | Registered: Jul 2003  |  : street_illegal_stang ¯ Member # 1554 posted                              put a volt meter to the battery and see iff you got 12v. then check all grounds from starter and soilnoid block to firewall timimng cover to soilnoid. Posts: 1276 | From: Long Beach C.A | Registered: Jul 2002  |  : six 5.0 ¯ Member # 3153 posted                                 Where do u recomend grounding it????? -------------------- IwishIwasan03COBRA! Posts: 4425 | From: SAN MATEO | Registered: Aug 2003  |  : six 5.0 ¯ Member # 3153 posted                                 Fixed it guys, it was the battery Thanks for all the help. -------------------- IwishIwasan03COBRA! Posts: 4425 | From: SAN MATEO | Registered: Aug 2003  |  :

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