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you either dont have enough charge in your battery to turn the motor over, or your starter is bad. might also want to check your starter relay to see if it works.
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Do cars use electrisity?
Yes. Cars use a battery to start then once the engine is running it generates its own electricity to operate all the electrical items on board.
Primary source of electrical power to start piston engine?
Battery.
What can cause a car engine to not start?
Can only be: no petrol or an electrical fault = flat battery, no spark, electrical short, bad wiring.
What car parts start with e?
· engine emission exhaust system · electrical system
Nissan Pathfinder flooded and will not restart?
maybe one of the electrical outlets in the engine got electricuted which made the engine not start.
How do you get the alternator to turn over?
The alternator is run by a belt connected to the engine. When the engine is running the alternator is turning. The alternator is what produces the electrical current that charges the battery & powers everything electrical while the engine is running. the battery is mainly to start the engine.
What would make a car that starts every day not start after a night in the rain?
Possible electrical short. Are the spark plug wires old or the insulation broken? Does all the other electrical accesories work? If not, there is a general electrical short somewhere, but otherwise, it probably has to do with no spark at the engine.
Not getting electrical to ignition system of 1961 Ford Falcon?
I've replaced ignition switch, and starter solenoid, checked fuses, and battery, but I don't seem to be getting any electrical through to start the engine. I can jump everything and get the engine to turn over but not start.
Why engine will not start at temperatures in -20 deg?
Using the wrong weight engine oil for that climate, The battery/electrical system is not in good condition,
Why do your battery drain when you try and start your car?
It could be that the battery is not fully charged or that the battery is incapable of holding a full charge, or that the starter is faulty or that you've just been trying to start the engine for a long time and ran the battery down. Understand that a battery is just an electrical storage device. It only STORES electrical power for use NEXT time you want to start the engine. * If the battery is not fully charged (it didn't get enough electrical energy put back last time it was used), it may not have enough electrical energy to start the engine. * If the battery is going bad, it may not have enough electrical energy to start the engine. * If the starter is going bad, it may pull more energy from the battery than it can provide.
Function of the battery?
The function of a battery is to provide electrical energy to devices which are connected to it.
Would a bad alternator cause the truck to stop running?
Yes, the alternator provides electrical energy to keep the battery charged. If the alternator isn't functioning, the battery will discharge and there will be insufficient electrical energy to operate the ignition and other electrical components. Understand that a battery is only an electrical STORAGE device. Electrical energy is produced by the alternator. The function of the battery is to provide electrical energy for NEXT time you want to start the engine. Once the engine is started, the alternator must take care of all electrical requirements of the vehicle as well as for providing enough additional electrical energy to replace electrical energy to the battery that was last used when the engine was started.
