i installed new aftermarket lights. car is having trouble starting. i pushed start it last night . it worked fine. after. hwne i put the high beams intereir lights start dimming to almost off. then i have to rev it. worked fine this morning . but now it wont start again. do you think its battery, alternator? wires? help. im trying to go out tonite

 

btw it also hesitates like a bitch until its fully warmed up

 

check the battery first. Same thing happened to me a while back and it ended up being the battery.

 

i rub donw the connectors for the battery and put water in them. i think that might be it. but when im driving and rev high the lights get brihter which is what happen when my alt took a **** in my 92 sedan

 

ok i push start it last nite. it was ok for a while. then the lights start dimming. i hit a pothole and they get bright again? wtf!!!

 

take it to a local auto parts store and have them check your battery/charging system.....usually it is free also.


make sure there are no loose connections at the battery, alternator, or grounds.

 

where are the grounds located

 

thermostat housing, valve cover to rad support, and tranny-frame-battery

I would definately check connections. Otherwise alt could be taking a bite.

-Shane

 

haha damn man you are lucky *** hell. usually when I post up I dont' get responses for a couple of days

 

oh and i almost forgot. the alt used to amke a squeaking noise when the car was warming up. but now it stopped

 

the valve cover is good, i cant find the tranny ground. anyone got pics?

 

Follow the negative cable terminal. It will go to the frame on the passenger side. then it will attach to the transmission near where the clutch cable attaches to the tranny.

The thermostat ground is if you follow the lower rad hose up from the radiator up to the engine it will come to the housing and the wire is there held in by a 10mm. I know I am changing my thermostat as we speak

Probably a lose belt.

 

there was no ground on the tranny. im going to use 12 gauge wire and attcah to the tranny to the body. the car was working fine for 3 months with out it.
when i try to start it clicks once and the tach start buggin out, but the engine dosent turn

 

I am guessing its the ground.

Are you throwing an ELD check engine light?

I through this and my car acted similar. Turned out to be the ground.

It doesn't go to the tranny? What about to the body? Where the hell does the ground terminal go?

List more details. Hard to e-diagnose without details.

-shane

 

Prior to my engine swap my car didn't act up at all. then I did the swap hooked everything back up like just like before and it threw the code. After a huge diagnose, I accidentally touched a wire from ground to the frame and voila code went away, lights worked properly, engine would start up.

 

got the alternator rebuilt. and its still havein the same problem , i think!!!
at first after he rebuilt it light were still going dim like the car was gonna die.
he says after the rebuild he tested it so the alternator is good. but then he said that the white wire leading to the altonator was really rusty and he was thinking of changing it but didnt. he says helll change it for me manana.

 

Connections. The wire was rusty??? Or corroded like the white stuff?

 

he said it was rusty. i had left casue i had to clean my house and my girl was bitchin about the car talking up all my time. hey hes puttin in a new one for freee so whatever

 

Well rust will do it. In order to replace that wire you will need to take off the entire engine harness. Cut open the wire loom and then you will be able to get at it. I believe it has some type of dielectric stuff in it so you should put it on the wire you are putting in it.



Just a heads up even if your buddy is doing it for you.

-Shane