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Old 03-11-12, 09:16 PM
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I had a new starter put in car 7 months ago, also had timing belt done with water pump, and other work done. Car was running great, started all winter, no issues. Then today I went to start car and nothing, no clicking, completely dead. Only thing unusual that happened was 10 minutes before I parked car I was driving and spilled a coke, actually a lot of coke, some of it may have leaked into center console. Tried jumping it and smoked a set of jumper cables. I am thinking it starter again which means more money spent on this. After coming from a Honda prelude this car has been a major disappointment and I want to get it running so I can sell it ASAP.
Any help would be appreciated, I am not a car mechanic guy so as simple as possible
Old 03-11-12, 11:03 PM
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Did you check the battery terminals and make sure one hasn't jumped off?
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^^ Great first post, welcome to the club.

Also you may want to check ur cables, most likely your terminals are gone though.
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Thanks for the welcome!
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The battery cables are secure.
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Does the radio,lights etc or any other electronics come on?
Did you possibly set off the alarm ?
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