Thread: HELP, car die while driving now dead.

Sounds like a grounding problem if you just click the starter over and it just clicks.

Or the worst case is that the motor hydrolocked on her and not it can't turn itself over because the cylinders are full of coolant.

What does the voltage drop to when you turn the key? Under 10 is bad news...

Have someone hold key on as you bang the starter, sometimes that works if it's just a dead spot...

Many things, seized engine, fuel pump quit, electrical issues, what ffdp said above....lots. No can see, no can help. In addition to the replacement battery try to jump it with another car too? clean connections and grounds. Good Luck, call AAA

Car just died outta nowhere n she just clicks when u turn it over and all your lights stay solid? Sounds to me like a bad starter and the solenoid is stuck if its just constantly clicking. Time to bust out a 2 by 4 and start beating on the starter. If it starts then drive it home and time to change that bad boy out.

Originally Posted by willie14

Car just died outta nowhere n she just clicks when u turn it over and all your lights stay solid? Sounds to me like a bad starter and the solenoid is stuck if its just constantly clicking. Time to bust out a 2 by 4 and start beating on the starter. If it starts then drive it home and time to change that bad boy out.

like post 4, better when someone holds the key to "start" while the beating begins...

Originally Posted by cheatah faheatah

like post 4, better when someone holds the key to "start" while the beating begins...

Yea true but if he doesn't have anyone to go with him he should be able to knock that solenoid loose if it is indeed stuck

Any update on the car?

Seems like the alternator's only chargin the battery under load then. Time to hit the JY for an alternator. I found a brand new one at the yard and paid 12$ for it

sounds like a bad alt. take the belt off see if the pulley spins free or if its gritty feeling when you turn it.

if you end up needing to get a new or rebuilt one, look up your local starter and alternator re builders, they are cheaper then the parts store most of the time. if they dont have one in stock they will re build your old one in like a hour or so most of the time. at least my place will. damn thing looks brand new when you get it back too.

they want the old one as a core, so always bring yours in with you, so the core charge is done with and or they rebuild yours.

You got any junk yards then? If so its time to go shopping lol. Find the best looking alternator per year you can find and make sure u pay the lil extra ( prob 2-3$ ) so u can exchange it if that's no good either. Likei said, I found a brand new alternator, 99^ coolant bottle with hose, and all sorts of other goodies on my last yard trip and I paid less than 20$. While your there u might as well grab anything else you think u can use too...the hunt to find what u need is the best part��

My whole dang car is basicly just refurbished junkyard parts. All except for my new bumper and fender that I bought new as well as a bunch of new engine parts I bought