[DML] Re: Starting problem?

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When you replaced the battery you did remember to clean the terminals,
didn't you? Are you sure the new battery is good and all charged up?
Try using a battery pack or jumper cables on the jumper terminals by
the motor. You should get the car to do SOMETHING! I always recomend
the battery be removed for storage. It is not good to start the car
while in storage. Best if you just leave it alone and recharge the
battery once a month for a day. BTW is there a battery master switch?
If there is make sure it is on and also make sure it works!
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Warren Wallingford <warren@...> wrote:
>
> Absolutely Nothing?  No clicks or groans or smoke?  Strange.  Start by 
> making sure the starter wiring modification has been done.  What's the 
> VIN?  Then get a test light and a helper.  Go to the red and white wire 
> on the solenoid at the starter and tell your lieutenant to start the 
> car.  If the wire goes hot, you need a starter.  If not, chase it back. 
>   The next place is the relay.
> Warren at DMC
> 
> 
> coreysmoo wrote:
> > Hi all...
> > 
> > OK, here's the situation.  I put the D in the garage for "winter 
> > hibernation" sometime in December when the first snow started 
> > falling here in Chicago.  I started her up in the garage once in the 
> > first week of January, but not since.  When I started it up in 
> > January, I forgot to disconnect the battery again when I was done 
> > and it sat until yesterday untouched.  
> > 
> > I went out to start it again, and nothing happened.  No interior 
> > lights or anything.  I realized I left the battery hooked up and 
> > remembered hearing somewhere before that DeLoreans have a quirk for 
> > draining batteries really fast if the car sits for a while.  So, I 
> > tested the battery and found that it was dead and unfit to hold a 
> > charge, which sucks because that battery was only a year old.  So I 
> > bought a new battery and hooked it up.  Still, the car wont turn.  
> > The interior lights and everything work now, so I'm guessing the 
> > battery is no longer the problem.
> > 
> > The engine wont even try to turn over.  I turn the key and 
> > absolutely nothing happenes.
> > 
> > Could it be the starter?  What do you guys think?
> > 
> > Corey
> > 2423
> > 
> > 
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