I live in PA, where we are having our share of artic weather this week. Yesterday, before work I went out to start the car (86, na) and let it warm up. When I turned the key it hesitated and then started up. On the way home from work, it did them same and took and extra second or two more to start. When I got home, I was curious about the hesitation of the car to start, so once again I turned the car off and tried to restart it. But this time nothing happens. After a few more times of the same, I popped the hood to give everything a peek. Everything looked fine, battery cables where on tight, the water in all the cells are fine. No loose connections anywhere that I saw. I tried again and still nothing. My radio, idiot gauge, volt meter, and alarm all still work, so the car is getting power; but for ***** and giggles I tried to jump the car anyway... nothing. Im now assuming that it is the starter, thats all I can think of. If anyone has any other ideas, or thoughts they would like to share, then please by all means do share... Thank you everyone for hearing my whine.

 

So no one has any suggestions?

 

does the engine spin when you try to strat it?

 

not, that i can tell. i can hear the clicking of what sounds like the solenoid of the starter, so i know thats not frozen.

 

has to be the starter take it to a mechanic and he ll check it for free

 

Did you ever turn it off b4 running temp,

think it could be Flooding?

Cause my 7 sumtimes donest start but the car came with a fuel line switch which i flip and the car starts than it dies out than i flip the switch again and it starts fine.

 

Let us hope that it is the starter.

 

nah, i dont think it is flooded, because i had that happen before and it tried to start when it was flooded. it just doesnt want to do anything now. i priced a starter for 98 dollars. im going to try to get my mechanic over tomorrow to take a look at it. if thats the case looks like a have a project in the snow to do =( i better buy a bigger coat...