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Have you ever had any problems with your engine internally?

sb85 wrote:I've changed the battery to a dry cell racing spec.
Any ideas? Thanks

I had a buddy club racing battery and it wouldn't hold a charge for very long. make sure you don't have a voltage issue. Does it start if you jump it off?

I've never had any internal problems before. My car ran fine until i started having battery problems. When my old battery went sour, the fuel didn't even prime and i didn't hear a click. The weird thing was, when i connected an obdII code reader in the socket, i can hear the fuel travel in and click, then my car may or may not start.

If I did have a voltage issue, how can I fix that? Thanks sp00led, I'll try a jump start with another car next time this happens again.

One more thing, I have a viper alarm system, do you think it can have any effect to that? If I can't figure this out, I will have to take it to a dealership to run a diagnostic, anyone know how much that'll cost?? Thanks again.

get yourself a multi tester and see if you are getting the right voltage from the battery and alt before you do anything costly. I got mine from Sears for $25 and has paid it's self off a few times.

Ill see if I can get a link for you.

Sears item# 03482344000
no link..but try looking for that.

Hey guys, I figured out the problem. The weird thing is it was a grounding wire from my tranny to the frame. The wire was loose. Can anyone shed some light on that because I never knew that grounding can cause a car not to start. My car's been starting ever since.

I discover this problem when i helped my friend swap in his k20. Everything was good but the car didn't start. Turns out he didn't ground a wire that came from the motor correctly. But yea, thanks for your suggestions. Hope this might help some of you out there.

sb85 wrote: Can anyone shed some light on that because I never knew that grounding can cause a car not to start. ks for your suggestions.

Electricity needs to complete a circuit in order to work.
try that web site howthingswork and see if they have a better explaination for you.

glad you got it fixed.