Just Fitted Dump\front Pipe

[turbs33]

Hey all I just put a new front\dump on my r33 and when i put her back on the ground the engine aint turning over.

When i turn the key i can hear what i beleive to be the starter motor goin click click click (really fast) Now she has never had any problem starting so has shown no signs of a weak starter...

The dump pipe install took me say 3-4 hours in which time the radio was on.. could it be not enough power in the battery to engage the starter motor properally? I would have thought that if there was not enough juice it would just crank to motor real lazy or something.?

Its got me f&*'d cause all i touched was the dump pipe...

Any ideas?

[paulr33]

do your headlights etc look dim?

youve probably flattened the battery

[NYTSKY]

Flat battery for sure.

[turbs33]

yeah they do look a little dim actually.. thank for the quick reply.. ill see if i can jump start her.

[blind_elk]

Battery will be flat(ish). Get a jump start.

[The Mafia]

lol.. the questions are getting more stupid by the day

[GeeTR]

^ maybe your just getting too smart Mafia lol

[4drftn]

could just be your battery terminals, take of the terminals just get a steel brush and run it over the neg and pos terminals on the battery to clean them. then put them back on, tighten them, make sure there is no movement and try start it, sounds as if its not making contact properly. if it was flat it would click slowly.

if you decide to go through the hassle of removing the battery from the boot...

it might pay to check that there is enough water inside to cover the electrodes by taking the caps of and shinning a torch down there. if they need topping up, go and buy some distilled water because normal water will stuff it.

cheers 4drftn

[The Mafia]

^ maybe your just getting too smart Mafia lol

lol, when you turn the key, and the car goes "tick tick tick" how much more obvious can you get?

lol, would you go and get some jumper leads, or runn off to SAU and post a thread?

[madbung]

lol, when you turn the key, and the car goes "tick tick tick" how much more obvious can you get?

lol, would you go and get some jumper leads, or runn off to SAU and post a thread?

I'm hearing ya... common sense, It's an oxymoron I say!

Now if you can just tell me where I can purchase some wiper blades for my 1997 stagea...thx

Edited May 10, 2008 by madbung