Posted: Feb 28 2008 at 11:41pm | IP Logged

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chaching;

Welcome to the group!

... The most likely problem is a non cunducting battery cable. Clean the battery posts and tighten the cables at the other end. Some vehicles have starter solenoids/relays check for that if the cable work doesn't fix it.

Posted: Feb 29 2008 at 1:24am | IP Logged

thanks lakota :)

already tightened the terminals (had to chip away a little of the lead to get a tighter fit). I didnt have any contact cleaner so i just sprayed WD40 to clean all connections and relays (those that i can easily reach hehe). Don't know much about the selonoid, but its been starting fine for the last 10 times.

Also, I just realized that my stereo has a voltmeter display, i've put it on and been monitoring voltage before starting and while engine is running. So far it has been reading 12.5-ish while engine is not running and around 13.7-ish while engine is running. I still have to check if these are good readings.

Cheers!