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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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My battery is fine now, just needed a little charge. I do have spark whatsoever. Keep cranking it for 5 minutes? Thats a long time, and yes where I live, they spray salt to get rid of the snow.
 
Old Jan 9, 2006 | 11:39 PM
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yeah, when my cuz suggested that to me he mentioned it could take up to 15 minutes sometimes,... I was like, no it can't be that, but when I did a compression check I noticed one cylinder had no compression yet that cam was moving(I opened the oil cap and noticed valves moving). I even removed the fuel line to make sure the pump was still working before I did the compression check. So I had spark, fuel, and then when I did compression I had none on one cylinder yet the valves where moving. So I was convinced that my cuz was right. So I just did as he suggested, and the battery would have died if I wouldn't have had the charger connected on there. Do the test as I suggested and you could see if it all plans out the way I am saying. What have you got to lose? Oh and like I said, crank it for a few seconds at a time so you don't stress the starter too much. Hold the key on for about 10 seconds at a time and rest for 5 seconds. It should shake those valves loose.

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Oh and make sure you let us know how it goes
 
Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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WOW! That worked. It took a while but I felt the car choking so I knew it was a good sign. Just hope I didn't ruin anything else. Thanks a bunch 97CivicEX, helped so much! The sound of my car starting was probably the happiest thing that happened lately.
 
Old Jan 12, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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Glad it worked out for you.
 
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