Re: COLD START PROBELMS!!!

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

Correct me if I am wrong here but from the symptoms you describe your
problem is not "Hard Cold Start". It sounds like the battery is just
being drained flat when the car is not in use. A quick fix is to just
disconnect the battery when not using the car either by removing a
wire from the battery or with a master switch. WARNING!!! A dead
battery can FREEZE!!!!!!! Also repeated draining of a battery to
compeletly dead and recharging it in such deep cycles shortens it's
life. A battery that has frozen is DANGEROUS!!! It gets shorted inside
and will generate excess heat and hydrogen gassses that can explode
when you try to recharge. If the sides are bulged then it is suspect.
Take it to a shop where they can test it.
Now on the the car itself. You need to find the circuit that is
draining the battery. Put a test light in series with a fully charged
battery. With the doors closed (or disconnected) the light should not
be lit. If it does light up pull fuses one at a time until it goes
out. Now you know which circuit is the problem. Follow it till you
find the problem. Common problems are: cigarette lighter, door lights,
bonnet light, glove box light, engine compartment light. Any
non-origional wiring is always suspect. It could also be a bad
alternator, you will know because pulling all the fuses will not shut
the light off.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Kramer" <jettaman95@xxxx> wrote:
> Dear List,
> The recent snow and bad conditions have left me in a problem. My 
> car will not start even when I try a battery start from another car. 
> I had to charge the car up a few days ago and then drove it for an 
> hour or so. Then drove it the next day and had no problems. Then I 
> tried today and it wouldn't start. Should I get a new battery or wait 
> until the weather dries up and try again. PLEASE HELP!!
> Sincerly,
> Kramer
> ~10610