stupid car..anyone know cars?

[halfassedjediknight]

Sounds like you have a bad ground cable - again .
Which cable melted last time ? red / blk . All lights /acc. still work but engine wont crank ? Im betting on a bad ground connection or bad ground cable .
Cars far from used up if ppl. took care of it . 70,000 miles aint nothing .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

the fusable link melted.

halfassedjediknight Reviewed by halfassedjediknight on 04-07-2007. stupid car..anyone know cars? I got a 95 buick century, notorius for problems and breakdowns. anyways, sometimes it wont start and acts like it has a dead battery. ill check the battery and its fine..all connections and hoses are fine as far as my eye can see. if i wait a while (sometimes 5 minutes..sometimes an hour or so) it will start and run fine. sometimes it will start and it will die in the middle of driving. anyone know anything that might help? i dont think its the starter or the solenoids or anything like Rating: 5

[halfassedjediknight]

Well the rule of thumb for me and new cars is when it starts to cost more than it's worth in upkeep it's time to change.

ive been replacing little dinky things for like 2 to 4 years with this car. its definately not worth it.

i got it like 4 or 5 years ago for graduating and it was alright for the first year or so. i only drove to college and work and it was like 62,000 miles so i havnt even driven it for too long. but as long as i have been, ive replaced all sorts of crap.

im high im rambling

[Plastic Jesus]

I got a 95 buick century..... im not used to fiddling with newer models.

:wtf: 12 years old is "newer?"

[halfassedjediknight]

:wtf: 12 years old is "newer?"

if i ever work on cars im used to working on old monte carlos usually. like 67ish

[xcrispi]

the fusable link melted.

Are you even getting a click out under the hood when you turn key fwd to start the motor / Is the solenoid opening ? Id dbl. check the fuseable link again and both ends of the pos. / neg. batt. cables . Eliminate the cheap things first by process of elimination before jumping to conclusions like p4b about bad ECM's and such you'll save yourself some coin in the end .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[halfassedjediknight]

Are you even getting a click out under the hood when you turn key fwd to start the motor / Is the solenoid opening ? Id dbl. check the fuseable link again and both ends of the pos. / neg. batt. cables . Eliminate the cheap things first by process of elimination before jumping to conclusions like p4b about bad ECM's and such you'll save yourself some coin in the end .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

thanks for the tips, but i checked them this morning. the fusable link was fine, and battery cables look fine, as far as i can see.

[The Figment]

If you replaced the fuseable link cuz it was melted that tell me that you have what is known as a Dead Short...A Hot Lead (Positive Wire) is shorting out somewhere in your car,that is why the fuseable link is there,to keep your entire wiring system from catching fire...Its a BIG FUSE!! go get a Multitester and start at the Head lights and work your way thru the engine compartment,under the Dash ,all the way back to the tail lights...focus on HOT wires (Positive)

You Have A Big Fat Short Somewhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHECK FOR BLOWN FUSES!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you popping a fuse on a regular basis? If so Thats the circut I would start with!

[dopefiend]

this isnt a reply to this but another question. i have a spark plug socket thats been stripped on my engine and im wondering if theres any way to fix it, even if its not a diy

[Pipe Dreams]

67 was a good year for cars

Sounds like you got a short somewheres. Dont take my word for it, the only thing I can do is general upkeep on a car o.O

[thouragood jankins]

My brother has a 96 Jeep, hes got the exact same problem, for about 3 months in Texas, it sat at the Chrysler dealership, they couldn't seem to figure out the problem... well they replaced something (not exactly sure what it was) thinking it would fix it, and it still didn't work properly. We moved to Virginia, and hauled the thing on a trailer being as unreliable as it is. We heard something about the Catletic (sp?) Converter, got it replaced, still nothing, we bought a new alternator and the battery, still does the same thing. We took it to my grandpa's who's worked with cars since he was in the army, he got to messing with the computer (not exactly sure because being as young as I am I don't know much about cars) but there were 3 main plug-ins and we got to moving 2 of the around (while the car was on) and it shut off just like it would when were driving around. We tired strapping them down with plastic straps, but it still misses as we are driving, so maybe replacing the computer as somebody else was suggesting could help, which might be the route were gonna take.