Thanks for all your help guys. I really do appreciate it. You are the best.

 

powilson- I would post a "I need help" Thread in the Northeastern section of this forum...I am sure one of the guys on the East coast that might be close to you would come over and help you change the battery in exchange for a couple

 

Well, I thought I was done bugging you guys but I think I have one last question and then I should be good. I have the tools now and I don't think I should have any issues removing the battery. The only thing I was still unsure of is what kind of battery to get. I was leaning towards the Exide Orbital but I called a local shop that carries batteries to see if they carried the Exide Orbital and the guy said they had them but they were not "recommended" for a 1999 Corvette. But I've seen a number of people on this site say they were good so they must fit, right? Or are there different "models" of the Exide Orbital?? Perhaps this shop doesn't have the Exide Orbital that fits the vette?? Or is there only one size of the Exide Orbital and this guy just didn't know what he was talking about?

 

Actually, never mind. I finally (after a number of google searches and calling numbers) found out which Exide battery I need. Now if I can only find someone who has it in stock

 

 

So I removed my old battery last night and put an Exide Orbital in. No problems with the removal and installation but I did notice a small amount of acid had leaked down onto the tray that the battery sits on. I cleaned that up before I installed the new battery. But once the installation was complete, still my car won't start. I'm so frustrated!!! I DO have enough power now that my DIC comes up though so I started doing some investigation. So I checked the battery voltage and it says I have 10 V. Why do I only have 10 volts?? I don't understand. I then checked the codes and I have tons of them but they all have an "H" for history. No "current" ones. All my codes seem to be battery related but I'm not sure. Here's what I'm getting:

B0432, B0503, B0605, B0508, B0851, B1001, B2263, B2265, B2276, B2277, B2282, B2283, B2284, B2285, B2588, and then I'm also getting U1016, U1064, and U1096.

When I checked these codes at the vette doctor website, most of them are to do with circuit relays or battery voltage but B0605 is "BCM Internal Memory Malfunction" and B1001 is "Option Configuration Error." I don't know what that means.

Also, one other thing I noticed is that when it was going through the codes automatically, when it got to "80-Radio" it said "No comm."

Could anyone shed some light on this for me?? I am so frustrated right now. Did I get a bad battery? Is something else bad? Is this something I can fix or should I give up and take it to the dealership? Please help....

 

does the car crank? clear all the faults.yes,your battery has low voltage.charge it up or return it.FYI,exide is in chapter 11[bankruptcy]
all your faults are from the battery being dead/out.

 

No, no cranking at all. Just clicking. I guess it's not enough power to even turn the engine over? So you think if I get a battery that's actually good it will take care of everything?

 

your battery is NFG.get a new one

 

Powlison, disregard this post unless someone more knowledgeable can confirm it, but is it possible the alternator is bad? Perhaps a bad diode is causing the low voltage even with a new battery? I'd do what others have recommended and start by exchanging the new battery. The store will test it for free to make sure it is charged well. If the new battery doesn't fix it, then I'd suspect a bad alternator.

Others please validate or refute this idea for powilson.

 

Yeah, see I was wondering myself whether or not it could be the alternator but I have no idea. I hope it's not because I'm running out of money

 

Call around. An autoparts store should have a machine that will test your alternator. You'll have to take it off and drive it down to them, but it's easy to do on these cars.

 

tisk, tisk.....no go and get a red top like you should have in the first place...clear the codes and get the alt. tested..

 

Yeah, so I just got an optima red top battery and put that in. Car still won't start. Apparently it wasn't the battery. It's behaving almost the same exact way as it did when I had the Exide Orbital in it. I have about 10 V but that's it. I checked the codes to see if anything else would turn up. All the same except now I have a C1255 which is an "ECU Malfunction" apparently. Does anyone know what that even is? Does anyone have any ideas for me?? I am completely stumped.....

 

1255 has to do with the ebcm[brake controller.it has nothing to do with not starting.originally you said that when you went to start it,it was "clicking".what is the car doing now?i'm assuming that the battery cable on the starter is tight and also the ground.is it still "clicking" or are you getting nothing?

 

Ok, so alot of these codes I'm getting probably aren't even related? It's clicking sometimes and then other times it won't do anything. A minute ago I tried it and the DIC didn't even come up. As far as the battery cable on the starter and the ground being tight, I have no idea if they are. How do I even check that? All I've really done is change out the batteries and make sure the terminals were tight and clean.

 

ok,the starter is on the right side.follow the red cable down towards the bottom.grap and wiggle it,if it moves,it's loose.same goes for the ground cable.there are also ground straps on the motor too,but you have to crawl under.if that's ok,go to where the bcm and the fuse block is,see if the main red wire to the fuseblock is loose and see if the bcm is wet[for the hell of it].your either loosing power or ground.
when you say "clicking",do you mean like a relay clicking or do you mean when you go to crank the car you hear the starter clicking.i'm not being funny,it makes a difference.

 

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I think I have the answer to your issues!!!!

Bill Curlee

 

Well, this is kind of embarrassing but as it turns out, one of the terminal cables was loose. Once I fixed that it was fine, started right up. I feel like an idiot now but wanted to thank you all for your help.

Bill, I did not see your post until this morning but I really do appreciate the offer. If you don't mind, I might add you to my buddy list that way I can bug you if I ever need assistance again. Thanks for being so willing to help.