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ihateford

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Hey im new here and just wanted to find out some info on my retard car
ok in the last month my car has not been the same i can turn it on and off heaps of times with out the battery going flat but when i take it for a drive to like a petrol station i fill her up then go to start and it seems like the battery is flat so then i have to get some one to come jump start me:bomb: lol

but today it did the same thing but at home so i just left it there for a couple of hours while i went and did some work inside and went back out with a multimeter and the batter was at a 100% so i tried to start it and it worked

what i want to no it is seems to do it when the motor is hot :hmmm:
would it have something to do with the starter motor?
when i was looking around the motor and the battery i seen the a couple of the wires that go from the battery to the frame the plastic around it has melted off?:hmmm: so i was looking at changing all the wires what would be the best wire to do so (0 gauge?) if so were can i get a roll of it for cheap?
 

zelby11

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It sounds like the you need new clamps that the wires are connected to that go onto the battery.Is there any visible corrosion,it looks like a powdery chalky substance
 

Rossbx

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How old is the battery? it may need replacing
 

FstStig

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Could be stuffed CAS... Earth points may need to be sanded back and re-grounded. Certainly look at the new clamps first and maybe getting your battery cells tested as some can be faulty can cause starting problems from time to time.
 

justbad4you

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may be the alt
Hey im new here and just wanted to find out some info on my retard car
ok in the last month my car has not been the same i can turn it on and off heaps of times with out the battery going flat but when i take it for a drive to like a petrol station i fill her up then go to start and it seems like the battery is flat so then i have to get some one to come jump start me:bomb: lol

but today it did the same thing but at home so i just left it there for a couple of hours while i went and did some work inside and went back out with a multimeter and the batter was at a 100% so i tried to start it and it worked

what i want to no it is seems to do it when the motor is hot :hmmm:
would it have something to do with the starter motor?
when i was looking around the motor and the battery i seen the a couple of the wires that go from the battery to the frame the plastic around it has melted off?:hmmm: so i was looking at changing all the wires what would be the best wire to do so (0 gauge?) if so were can i get a roll of it for cheap?
 
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