DominiCan

i just got a 87 sport 7 and last night it wouldnt start...all i got was click click..but the lights are really dim and the head lights barly moved up and down...today i put in a brand new battery and now all i get is like a buzzing sound and the lights bim..but the head lights lag when going up and down, like they go half way up than stop then go all the way up??? whats wrong...plz help..

thx..dom

WAYNE88N/A

is the engine turning or not with this "buzzing" sound?

DominiCan

its not truning over its just like a buzzing noise

1SxyRXy

try push starting it.

WAYNE88N/A

you could try banging on the starter a couple of times if it's a stuck solenoid; that still wouldn't explain why the electrical equipment's 'bogging' down with a new battery, though

Molotovman

iTrader: (49)

Check all the fluid levels. Buzz could be due to low coolant or low oil. also check all the vaccuum hoses and make sure they are connected. check the fuse bocks under the hood too. its right in front of the drivers side strut tower. also chekc the charge on the new battery.

DominiCan

right now its charging..and in side of the cabin it has a little buzzing sound and the lights cut in and out? is this due to dead bat?

WAYNE88N/A

dude, if you've already killed a new battery that fast, you've got other problems...did you do anything to the car recently (put in stereo, fog lights, whatever)? All your fuses good?

DominiCan

ya i just got the car not even a week ago and i havnt added anything new. just the other day i was riding around in it with the last owner (my friend) and i started it left and came back the same day and now its not starting soo frustraging...

DominiCan

ya i just got the car not even a week ago and i havnt added anything new. just the other day i was riding around in it with the last owner (my friend) and i started it left and came back the same day and now its not starting soo frustraging...

WAYNE88N/A

If your battery keeps dying after a recharge you've got a short- if you have no idea what might have shorted, start pulling fuses; for instance, pull all main fuses except for the main and the headlight in the engine bay, then try the headlights again; if it's the same thing, real dim, the prob will be in one of the two circuits; if the headlights are nice and bright now, the problem circuit is one of the fuses you pulled; start putting fuses back in one by one, and keep an eye on the headlights, if you put a fuse in and the lights dim, you'll know that's the prob circuit...this is assuming, of course, the short is not bad enough to blow the fuse in the first place...

DominiCan

pulling the fuse thing didnt work..the chager says its fully charged but..when i try to start it, the rpms go up to about 1500 and the car dosnt even click or trun over?? and the buzzing sound is coming from my raido deck??....whats wrong

WAYNE88N/A

O.K., if ya can, jack the car up on the driver's front side enough to get a look at the starter (7 o'clock on the tranny)... take a good look at the wiring- one small, one large terminal on the starter/ solenoid, and a large ground, most of the time at the top starter bolt. check the connections for security, check the wiring for any contact or chafing against any metal parts. If that's all good, check the wiring in the engine bay- from the alternator, battery, and main fuse box...Oh yeh, bang on the starter a couple of times too...

nyc_scorpio

iTrader: (1)

maybe the alt dead, happened to me, was running on batterie , with new alt, rebuilt with life time warrenty from pepboys. the beep could be coolant low or oil low.

Rotory

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man wayne your are O.T.S. tonight.

1SxyRXy

you try push starting it yet?

DominiCan

the car isnt geting any juice unless i put the battery charger on it and when i get to start it then the rpms move up and for about 2 seconds then theirs no more juice?

Rotory

iTrader: (1)

battery cable ends in good condition? my cable ends were very corroded and i would get full power until i tried to crank it and everything would dim and when i left off the key everything wouldnt come back on. So i popped the hood and moved the battery cables just a millimeter or 2 and boom got full power again. got in the car tried to crank it and everything dimmed again. so i cleaned the battery cables and then put vaseline all over them to keep them from corroding. Havent had a problem since then.

gildardo

So it starts and stays on for two seconds and then it dies.