TnT_Motorsports
11-02-2007, 09:11 PM
I went out to my van last week and tried to start it with the autostarter that has been on it for ever. Nothing...
So I unlocked the door and climbed in grumbling, and put the key in the ignition. I turned the key on and there was a clicking in the steering column. It was not the starter solenoid, but more like a relay or something cycling...
I turned the key and nothing, just like the battery was completely dead. No radio, no fan, nothing. So I sat there a minute and thought, lights not on, door not left open... What has happened. I tried the key about 6 to 8 more times and the darn thing finally started, then stopped right away. I started it again right away and it stopped. This time I held the throttle about 1/2 way and the engine started and went to 3,000 RPM and I held it there. The van kept running, and I drove home. Lights on the rear wiper, air conditioning and re-circ fan blinking.
These lights have been blinking since then. I go to my van wednesday and the same thing. I got out and checked the battery and the terminals looked coroded. I managed to turn the negative cable and the van started right away. The lights on the dash continue to blink. I cleaned the terminals, had the battery tested and still these lights blink.
What is wrong? These lights are driving me crazy...!
Thanks
Todd
So I unlocked the door and climbed in grumbling, and put the key in the ignition. I turned the key on and there was a clicking in the steering column. It was not the starter solenoid, but more like a relay or something cycling...
I turned the key and nothing, just like the battery was completely dead. No radio, no fan, nothing. So I sat there a minute and thought, lights not on, door not left open... What has happened. I tried the key about 6 to 8 more times and the darn thing finally started, then stopped right away. I started it again right away and it stopped. This time I held the throttle about 1/2 way and the engine started and went to 3,000 RPM and I held it there. The van kept running, and I drove home. Lights on the rear wiper, air conditioning and re-circ fan blinking.
These lights have been blinking since then. I go to my van wednesday and the same thing. I got out and checked the battery and the terminals looked coroded. I managed to turn the negative cable and the van started right away. The lights on the dash continue to blink. I cleaned the terminals, had the battery tested and still these lights blink.
What is wrong? These lights are driving me crazy...!
Thanks
Todd