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battery charger and starting the car

Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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battery charger and starting the car

So today like an idiot I forgot I had my battery charger connected to the car and went to fire her up. When I did it, it just clicked once and the indoor light went off from the door. Any idea what I did to the car? I cant start it at all.
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Many questions for you
1) Did the light turn back on after you tried to start it?
2) Did you disconnect the battery charger and try again?
3) Does the car do anything when you try to start it now...such as click, or turn over but not start?
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by theedge67
Many questions for you
1) Did the light turn back on after you tried to start it?
2) Did you disconnect the battery charger and try again?
3) Does the car do anything when you try to start it now...such as click, or turn over but not start?
1. No
2. Yes
3. Nope, nothing.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:15 AM
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Either you have a bad battery, or you blew a fuse somewhere. Most likely a fuse. Does the battery charger indicate the battery is fully charged?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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Either you have a bad battery, or you blew a fuse somewhere. Most likely a fuse. Does the battery charger indicate the battery is fully charged?
Yep, it has the full green light.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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Most likely a fuse then. Check the fuse box and look for any that are blown. I'm not familiar with the older 'stangs, but there is probably a legend or key on the fuse box somewhere telling you what fuse does what.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by theedge67
Most likely a fuse then. Check the fuse box and look for any that are blown. I'm not familiar with the older 'stangs, but there is probably a legend or key on the fuse box somewhere telling you what fuse does what.
Alright, I'll check that out tomorrow. Thanks for the help.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:21 AM
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are your battery terminals clean?? When you turn your headlights on do they seem to normaly bright or some what dim?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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A blown fuse shouldnt have affected the car's ability to crank over. Check the ground cables too?
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 10:54 AM
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Thanks for the help. Wow, I feel like an idiot. This morning I just unplugged the battery and reattached it and the car worked fine. I must of been really tired last night when working on the car.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Glad you got it working again! (and without having to cost you anything )
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