New Battery and new alternator car died and wont start

hottwheels04 · Dec 23, 2012

Like Title states I just put a new alternator and battery in my car and was driving it now it wont start same as when I had a bad battery, the car clicks and wont start I dont get it W.T.F! is it starter and or solenoid or bad groud/ wire im thinking? because it did the same saturday and I put a new battery in the car started but next day start it up go to drive it stalls and now it wont start I get the click again even after new alternator and battery!

ttocs · Dec 23, 2012

check your motor/chassis ground should be on the passenger side bottom. Looks like a braided strap, make sure the connections on the end are both clean and tight.

hottwheels04 · Dec 23, 2012

ttocs said:
check your motor/chassis ground should be on the passenger side bottom. Looks like a braided strap, make sure the connections on the end are both clean and tight.

Thanks yeah it has to be the battery cable or ground wire bad to the starter

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

The wireing to the starter looks fine, I dont see a ground near the starter though, I found a ground strap for sale @ americanmuscle.com for $12 im gonna buy that, but I just tryed a solenoid hot start,a mecanic told me to let it click to start like 12 times to get the starter to start, and it worked my car started,but i shut it off and tryed it again it just clicks still, so looks like I need a new starter or starter solenoid?

Orange 94 · Dec 24, 2012

I had this same issue with my truck. I repaired the starter and ended up buying a new starter. It still had issues starting and it ended up being a bad connection on the battery. clean the connection on the battery and try that!

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

Orange 94 said:
I had this same issue with my truck. I repaired the starter and ended up buying a new starter. It still had issues starting and it ended up being a bad connection on the battery. clean the connection on the battery and try that!

The battery ground and coonections looks clean and I just put the new battery in so Idk lol this sux

Mnstrstang · Dec 24, 2012

Try jumper cables ground from battery to a good spot on the motor like a bracket or something to try to eliminate the cables just bc the ends look good doesn't mean they arent banged up under the insulation.

ttocs · Dec 24, 2012

All the connections are clean meaning you just cleaned them, and tight meaning you can grap and pull/wiggle fairly roughly and it does not move correct? Even a slight looseness in the connections can build up resistance and unless you removed the ground, cleaned the connection and then put it back together there is just no way to look at and say its clean.

start your car and get out a volt meter. Set to DC voltage and put the + of the meter-leads to the + of the battery. Now try touching the - meter probe to both a clean spot on the chassis, as well as on the block. If everything is grounded perfectly the meter should show 0v or at the very least very low voltage(less then a volt).

If that does not show anything strange then move the + meter probe to the large + lug on the alt and do the same thing as before, also be sure to check from the battery neg to the alts pos when you do this as well as in addition to the block/chassis.

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

this going to be a pain in the ass takeing out my starter I cant reach shit, I have long tube headers and have to change it on a little jack in my driveway fun fun

ttocs · Dec 24, 2012

what is the battery voltage?

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

ttocs said:
what is the battery voltage?

its 12.6

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

Joy I need a lift, But dont feel like getting it towed to take it to a shop, tryed doing in on my back in my driveway no room to get a socket in under the car to get bottom starter bolt, and cant reach top bolt with the long tube headers, and cant reach the wires from the bottom or top .

ttocs · Dec 24, 2012

did you check the grounds with the meter like I suggested? We know the voltage at the battery is good just need to be sure it gets to the starter, before you yank the starter.

97FloridaGT · Dec 24, 2012

Jeff, stop freaking out and jumping the gun and take a real deep breathe. Scott has given you some awesome tips on where to start looking for the problem. Do everything he says and go from there. Otherwise, you're going to be the guy that asks a question and doesn't heed anyone's advice. You do that enough times and no one is going to want to help you. I'm not TRYING to be a dick, so don't take it that way.

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

ttocs said:
did you check the grounds with the meter like I suggested? We know the voltage at the battery is good just need to be sure it gets to the starter, before you yank the starter.

Yeah I had my neighbor Wither a meter checking my grounds and connections.

hottwheels04 · Dec 24, 2012

97FloridaGT said:
Jeff, stop freaking out and jumping the gun and take a real deep breathe. Scott has given you some awesome tips on where to start looking for the problem. Do everything he says and go from there. Otherwise, you're going to be the guy that asks a question and doesn't heed anyone's advice. You do that enough times and no one is going to want to help you. I'm not TRYING to be a dick, so don't take it that way.

Thanks, yeah Its ok, yeah I had my neighbor whos a mecanic he used his meter and checked my alternator/ battery, grounds etc, everything is fine, he thinks its either my starter or starter solenoid/ ignition, I was trying to get to my starter but I cant even reach my connections on the starter from the bottom or top, the headers are in way its a pain