car would not turn over
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Melting Slicks
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From: allen park mi
car would not turn over
went to start my 2003, made a sound like it was going to turn over, then died. nothing worked, no radio, nothing. hooked a charger to it, all it would do was click.
so i took the battery form my 78 and put it in, started right up.
now the check engine light is on and was wondering if anyone had any ideas why. it was never on today while i was driving it, before it failed to start.
battery was only 10 volts. going to replace the delco with an optima this time.
any comments welcome.
thanks
so i took the battery form my 78 and put it in, started right up.
now the check engine light is on and was wondering if anyone had any ideas why. it was never on today while i was driving it, before it failed to start.
battery was only 10 volts. going to replace the delco with an optima this time.
any comments welcome.
thanks
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: San Diego CA
Find out what the code is and post it here. Low-voltage codes because of a weak battery are probably not anything to be concerned with, but a check engine light? Let us know what you find.
Regarding Optimas - lots of premature failures reported here in this forum, so I am a bit concerned. Sears does have a new Platinum, but initial reports are that they are very heavy compared to the AC Delco batteries.
Regarding Optimas - lots of premature failures reported here in this forum, so I am a bit concerned. Sears does have a new Platinum, but initial reports are that they are very heavy compared to the AC Delco batteries.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '04
1518 is whats causing the light, which is the serial bus connecting the PCM and TAC modules.
Since your battery was dead and you tried to start the car I'd be willing to bet thats why you have the fault, erase all of them and see if anything comes back.
If you don't know how to erase codes then follow the instructions in this link:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=26&TopicID=1
Since your battery was dead and you tried to start the car I'd be willing to bet thats why you have the fault, erase all of them and see if anything comes back.
If you don't know how to erase codes then follow the instructions in this link:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=26&TopicID=1
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Melting Slicks
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From: allen park mi
ok, will do. i got the correct battery and i'll put it in today. only used the one from my other corvette so i could get it home.
once i do that, i'll clear the codes.
thanks again.
once i do that, i'll clear the codes.
thanks again.
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Melting Slicks
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From: allen park mi
cleared the codes, no check engine light. hopefully it will be ok. don't think the battery's fully charged yet. shows 13.5-13.8 and drops a little when i brake and signal. have my battery tender on for the night. hopefully be fully charged in the morning.
Racer
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From: DeBary Florida
went to start my 2003, made a sound like it was going to turn over, then died. nothing worked, no radio, nothing. hooked a charger to it, all it would do was click.
so i took the battery form my 78 and put it in, started right up.
now the check engine light is on and was wondering if anyone had any ideas why. it was never on today while i was driving it, before it failed to start.
battery was only 10 volts. going to replace the delco with an optima this time.
any comments welcome.
thanks
so i took the battery form my 78 and put it in, started right up.
now the check engine light is on and was wondering if anyone had any ideas why. it was never on today while i was driving it, before it failed to start.
battery was only 10 volts. going to replace the delco with an optima this time.
any comments welcome.
thanks
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