i just bought a duralast gold yesterday and the car was fine, stoped and started several times. today i drive about 20min from home to eat and when i get back to the carit wont start, so i jumped it and it started. my question is are batterys not fully charged when you buy them?

if they have been sitting a while the charge can be low..but sounds like either you have a connection problem or a charging problem;)

sometimes- batteries arent at their full charge when sold.
What caused the old ones to fail...

Have the alt tested for output under a load;)

check and/or replace your battery terminals

If the things AdderMk2 and mjr46 don't correct the problem, you may also want to check for an electrical draw caused by a short. If you don't know what I am talking about or how to check and troubleshoot this kind of problem, you may want to take it someone who knows electrical systems.

im going to autozone tomorrow to get the alt tested so well see what happenes. what should i look for when i check the terminals corrosion and such?

Do you have underdrive pulleys on? might want to try with the stock ones.

you say that it is able to start when jumped. I had run into an issue before with an older car. If I hooked up my jump pack, it would start.... without even turning the jump pack on.

Ended up being a bad terminal on the cable.

ORIGINAL: ewgoetz

Do you have underdrive pulleys on? might want to try with the stock ones.


im running the stock ones right now.

im going to autozone later today so ill get back to you guys then

so im pretty sure its a connection issue, i adjusted the connector from the positive wire and it was able to start on its own, the connector is all corroed and practicaly falling apart. i found a new one at autozone so ill stop by and pick2 up and replace both connectors. what all is involved in replace it? heres the part, http://www.autozone.com/R,APP316403/vehicleId,1779502/initialAction,partProductDetail/store,2674/partType,00170/shopping/partProductDetail.htm

imagine that.... i was right again!

haha dont get so full of yourself

ORIGINAL: AdderMk2

imagine that.... i was right again!


good for you... now how thef*ck do i replace it! lol does the old one just get pulled out and this one pushed in or is there cutting and splicing required?

depending on the terminal design, you either bolt the wire down between a metal strap and the clamp itself, or, some connectors get crimped on.

lol, i had this happen on my old truck, i was FAR to lazy to fix it, so id pour water or spit on it, whitch would last for like 2 days each time i spit on it.

after about 2-3weeks, i ended up finally changing it.

had to cut the wire, and then the one i bought claped onto the wire. took like 10min.....:D

alright, it looks like it needs to be crimped on, sounds painless enough, ill give it a shot. thanks guys

If you don't have the crimper for this size of terminal you can solder the connection with a torch and good amount of solder.

ORIGINAL: PJC Racing

If you don't have the crimper for this size of terminal you can solder the connection with a torch and good amount of solder.


thats actualy what i ened up doing, it works great now thanks