i'm a major novice when it comes to auto knowledge. I was hoping i could get some help from you guys before i take the car in.

my 97 accord wont start up. the battery is seemingly fine. when i turn the ignition I DO hear more than just the usual click when there is a dead battery. Just to check I hooked it up to our other car and tried to jump it to see if it just needed a little something more and it provided pretty much the same result except that i swear i heard a couple of "deep clicking" sounds, but that was about it.

I know this is pretty vauge, but would it be worth taking my battery up to somewhere to have them run some sort of test on it before i take the car in or try to fix something myself that i might make worse?

desperate

 

Ok, what is the starter doing actually.

Is it spinning freely?

Is the engine cranking slowly?

Is the engine cranking normally?

fs