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1helpfulhandyman · 10-23-2024, 02:32 PM

Hi, I had intermittent starting problems on one of my cars. Pulled my hair out for 2 years. It would try to start but wouldnt . If I turned the key on and off (not going to the actual starter position) 5 or 6 times it would usually start after that. Sometimes it would start no problem at all. I was a mechanic years back so this was killing me.
Turns out that the negative battery cable where it attached to the body of the cars wasnt making good contact. I cleaned the wire end and where it attached to the body and have never had the problem again.
This is something I never expected and figured that if a battery terminal connection was dirty - bad that it wouldnt start at all but this wasnt the case. This did this for 2 years until I cleaned the terminal.

Just a thought !!!

10-23-2024, 02:32 PM	#14
1helpfulhandyman Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts	Sometimes starts Hi, I had intermittent starting problems on one of my cars. Pulled my hair out for 2 years. It would try to start but wouldnt . If I turned the key on and off (not going to the actual starter position) 5 or 6 times it would usually start after that. Sometimes it would start no problem at all. I was a mechanic years back so this was killing me. Turns out that the negative battery cable where it attached to the body of the cars wasnt making good contact. I cleaned the wire end and where it attached to the body and have never had the problem again. This is something I never expected and figured that if a battery terminal connection was dirty - bad that it wouldnt start at all but this wasnt the case. This did this for 2 years until I cleaned the terminal. Just a thought !!!