Re: JDrach's 98 Daytona- XP'd
So gassed up yesterday before work. Got home, changed to go out with my gf for valentines day. Randomly when i was driving down a back road my car dies. No sputtering or anything, "flick of a switch" and everything just died instantly. Tried turning it back on while it cruised onward and wouldn't crank until the third try after throwing it in neutral and it fired back up. Same thing happened later when i was at a stop light. Took the foot off the brake and it died instantly. Then got into my car later that night, shut the door put the key in the ignition and all power seized and my key was stuck in the ignition. I opened the door and closed it, and power came back on the interior lights and i could start it again. It also died when I pumped my gf's gas for her car and my car was idling. As well as when i got home. Turned the car off, power cut, and key was stuck in the ignition. Couldn't get it out unless I opened the door, then shut it again.
I was thinking bad gas at first, since I just filled up prior to all of this happening and it cutting out while i was driving twice. But the other occurrences have me stumped. I'm going to make sure the terminals are tight on the battery when I leave later. Hopefully it doesn't happen again since I'm going up to the Chicago auto show today. Any thoughts?
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When it dies do you lose power? Or does the engine just shut off?
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I'd always suggest checking the battery related stuff first.
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engine shuts off, dash rests when i fire it back on. Have no accessory power either. Lights, windows, ect. Was monitoring my battery voltage, waas around 14.6-15v
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if you are losing lights and power and stuff then it is surely an issue with the battery. Either a bad connection or a bad battery maybe.
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has to be bad connection or the cold weather messing with the battery. Just replaced it around this time last year during that -30* weather
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Doesn't hurt to have the battery checked out, don't assume because its fairly new that it couldn't be the cause
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Re: JDrach's 98 Daytona- XP'd
touche, just re tightened the terminals. Drove fine with no issue. Must've been a fluke. I'll have it test if it happens again.
Was at the Chicago auto show today. Guy with a 490hp GTX was there. A group called The Chicago Garage had a spot on the floor, and this white gtx was to die for.
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white GTX coupe?
Not sure but id like to see pics of said GTX!
Edit:
thechicagogarage.com is a pretty solid forum too so im assuming its a member from there that owns the car.
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I saw pics on Facebook earlier. I forget the name of the guy who owns it.
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Odd, my car has been doing the same thing lately. Four times I've been out and and about, trying to turn my car back on annnnnnnd nothing. Key gets locked in the ignition. After a few more tries, the car finally starts out of no where but all accessories reset. We're cursed, Jordan.
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TCG, lololol.
****thatplace.
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Whats the deal Nick. Run into some baddies over there or something? And i know Dan, but i readjusted the battery ends and all is good. So maybe try that and see what happens?
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Buncha bewbs is more like it.
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but they beat big chief...
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490 on a blower?? I thought the record was like 453 or some ****
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Yeah that seems like a little falsification
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On Facebook the guy said like 490 crank and like 380 something wheel which makes no sense. He got super defensive over it too.
