So my battery died on me last night and it jumped right off....sadly i only drove it a block and had to turn it off to help a friend. I tried to jump it again and nothing. I had the battery checked out at a local parts store and it is good and fully charged. I changed the starter and still nothing. No electronic will turn on, headlights, dome lights, cd player, and the engine wont even try to crank. Another thing i checked the volts ont he battery and starter and the battery was working but no volts were making it to the starter...any ideas? did i fry a wire jumping it twice in a day? Help would be appreciated so much

thanks in advance!

Flipz

 

There's a bad connection somewhere. It's usually at the positive battery terminal where it attaches to the battery.

To test the system, do this. First turn the headlight switch on to establish a load on the system. Measure the voltage at the battery, probing directly on the lead battery posts and not the terminals. If there is not 12 volts at the battery, battery is bad. They can get bad connections internally and need to be replaced. If you have 12 volts from the battery, keep holding the (+) probe of the voltmeter on the lead post and move the (-) probe to the terminal clamp on the (+) post. There should be zero volts if it's a good connection. If you measure a major voltage difference, the connection is bad. Do the same thing with all the connections, such as on the (-) post and where the ground wire connects to the car body and transmission.

 

check your connectons on the battery make sure they are tight. from thee check your fuses.

 

I wish i woulda posted on here sooner...coulda saved myself buying a new starter haha. It turned out to be the battery fuse had blown....$100 coulda been $5...but the starter was on its way out anyway so i guess it works out. Thanks guys!