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05-26-2012, 05:59 PM
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Some Troubleshooting help please
Car hasn't been started for a week. I had noticed it took a few extra cranks the last couple of times I started it.
It rained today after a few weeks of dry weather. I cranked it until the battery started to run down. I thought I heard a couple of intermittent backfires..but nothing of note. All I've done so far is to pull the battery to recharge it... Some suggestions on what to check first please...I'm having brain lock up on this one.
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"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle . 
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05-27-2012, 10:51 AM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please
ok....nevermind. Guess she just got mad at me for riding the scooter and cycle so much this year. Damn mild winter let me ride the bikes almost the whole time.
Still.... could I have "flooded" the engine. in my 13 years of driving the SVXii I've never had this problem.... I guess there's always a first time. 
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Mitch Hansen
"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle .
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05-27-2012, 03:04 PM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please
Good to see you! I have found that if the battery is down just a little, it will turn over, but if it doesn't turn over fast enough, it will not start. It can get flooded in this case, so if it doesn't start, I charge the battery and usually don't have any problems after that.
I have started to use a great battery tender that is a little spendy, but is the best one I have ever used. It doesn't just keep the battery charged, but sends out different types of power types which keeps the battery in tip top shape. It is called the smartest battery charger made. Here is a link to their site and they cost around $65. to $70. Here is a video about the CTEK chargers. CTEK Battery Charger 3300 Here are some details on the charger at a car site.
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05-27-2012, 06:07 PM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please
Good info on the battery... and most probably the problem thinking about how quickly she started to slow down cranking. I charged the battery over night ... and after a few cranks and a few backfires (evidence of flooding)... she came back to life...took her for a drive.... and she performed flawlessly...even got better gas mileage today....
 I prefer to think she has a become jealous of the scooter and motorcycle, and doesn't realize she's the true love of my life and the time I spend driving the bikes is more time she gets to be with me.... Can you spell anthropomorphizing?
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Mitch Hansen
"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle .
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06-09-2012, 10:54 AM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please
An update for anyone ...but mostly for me so that I can look up this timeline again ....
The car wouldn't start again after a day or two ... battery showed fully charged.. but it just wouldn't fire. not even a backfire this time. Then..after I got to work..and came back she started after about 10 cranks. Something I didn't mention before The CEL has been on... EGR valve solenoid ... Yesterday I had the same thing happen... I cranked it over for about 5 minutes strong steady cranks...nothing....then 4 hours later came back and she started right up. funny thing... the CEL cleared... I cleared the codes and now it doesn't show the failure... oh...she started right up this morning.. (I think she's just jealous of the motorcycle and the scooter.)
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Mitch Hansen
"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle .
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06-11-2012, 09:39 AM
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Re: Some Troubleshooting help please
What?....no comments about a CEL clearing itself?......
What's happened to this forum?
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Mitch Hansen
"uncamitzi" This is a Dark Ride 92 Teal SVX LS-L 128K tranny swap with 4.11's Well.. my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle .
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