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   clare@snyder.on.ca to All   
   Re: click and starting problem   
   11 Mar 09 20:52:26   
   
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   On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:10:51 -0700 (PDT), gp    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Mar 11, 10:54 am, "Anyolmouse"  wrote:   
   >> "gp"  wrote in message   
   >>   
   >> news:f0c10054-c680-4046-a91e-27e894924bea@v1g2000prd.googlegroups.com...   
   >>   
   >> > I noticed this has been posted but mine will start easily if boosted.   
   >> > About a week ago it would not start or barely turn over, I get a   
   >> > clicking with my 22re toyota pickup (88), battery seems good. If I   
   >> > boost it with a battery pack, it starts well. I also once plugged it   
   >> > into a trickle charger and it started well too. If I boost it, it will   
   >> > likely not start on the next try, with the trickle charge, I got a   
   >> > number of starts, any ideas -- I think it is a bad connection and will   
   >> > disconnect wires from the battery and clean, any thoughts would be   
   >> > appreciated   
   >>   
   >> Drive by an auto parts store and have them do a FREE battery check for   
   >> you. The symptoms point to a battery that is on its last legs. If it   
   >> were the connections it would not start after trickle charging it IE,   
   >> you are using the same connections before and after topping off the   
   >> battery.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >> Anyolmouse   
   >   
   >What I found unusual is that the lights turn on, radio, etc. but the   
   >car does not turn over, in fact yesterday, at one point it started to   
   >turn over slowly and turned over progressively stronger, on the next   
   >try it turned over stronger and actually started.   
      
   Sure sounds like a bad connection somewhere.   
      
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