RE: [DML] battery sparks and no-start

["Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxx>]

Have you tried a different battery or trying to jump the
car?

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Soma576@xxxx [mailto:Soma576@xxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:17 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] battery sparks and no-start


hey all,

two questions.

1. i put my battery back in my car yesterday and as i tried to put the
cables on it, the terminals sparked quite a bit. the ignition was off and i
have a courtesy light override, so i don't think there should be any draw to
cause sparking. any ideas? what does this mean?

2. after doing that, i tried to start my car and it wouldn't start. first
i
suspected a low battery. so i put a charger on it and let it charge
overnight. i came back this morning and the charger was still going at about
1/2 an amp which should be fully charged, right? well i tried starting it
again - same thing.