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Posted by Doug on February 18, 2001 at 19:24:14:

In Reply to: Re: When starting, battery... Need more info posted by Chris B. on February 18, 2001 at 18:53:29:

I got my engine all buttoned up and ready to start ie; filled with oil and coolant. Tried turning it over with the coil disconnected to allow oil pressure to build up. It turned over a few times and the battery basically quit. I recharged the battery to full charge overnight and tried again. Had the same problem, the battery drains down to the point where it won't turn the starter any longer after only a few turns of the key. I also tried recharging the battery again and had the same results. Essentially, I think I have something hooked up wrong. It has been several months since I took everything apart for the work and to make matters worse, I had some help with the disassembly so I don't exactly know how everything came apart. I relocated my battery to the trunk and that might be causing some problems as well. I have tried to follow the wiring diagrams in the factory repair manuals but to tell you the truth, I haven't found one that exactly matches my car. The car was an automatic and had A/C at one time. I am at a stand-still until I get this figured out. If anyone needs more info, please post a follow-up to this. Thanks in advance.

Just tried to start my 02 after having the engine rebuilt, 5 speed installed, and repainting. The problem is that the battery is drained every time I attempt to turn over the engine with the starter? Any suggestions?


You will need to provide a bit more info before anyone could respond to your question. Do you mean that your battery drains while you are turning over the motor (e.g., runs down during the process)? If so, was your battery fully charged before you tried to use it? Have you recharged it and tried again?

Chris B.
'73 ex-Malaga




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