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Jan 27, 2010 | 05:23 PM

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waldig

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

Black and proud. 12.37 is low. Typically you want to be closer to 13.2 volts. All my solar charged batteries ( 200 amphours) are floated at 13 and higher depending on the temperature.

Woody

Jan 27, 2010 | 05:39 PM

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Veloce

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

blue, black....potato, potatoe. They all look black to me.....Ahhhh, that feels good.

Jan 27, 2010 | 05:43 PM

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Big Al

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

[quote=tighed1]Ain't this just like BLACK Crossfire owners to just Hijack a thread to try and stroke themselves into feeling good about owning BLACK Crossfires!

You guys keep strokin'. Eventually you may get a good feeling!

Excuse me, #1 it was all you jealous guys who dont own black crossfires that started to hijack original post. And #2 how the heck is a guy my age,(71), gonna be able to stroke anything, except the gear shift lever on my six speed limited

/quote]

Jan 27, 2010 | 06:22 PM

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tighed1

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

[quote=Big Al]

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Originally Posted by tighed1

And #2 how the heck is a guy my age,(71), gonna be able to stroke anything, except the gear shift lever on my six speed limited

/quote]

Funny coming from "Big" Al!

Jan 27, 2010 | 07:29 PM

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onehundred80

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

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Originally Posted by Rennie Mihalovic

Thanks one and all for the prompt suggestions.

I pulled the battery out, and noticed some corrosion on the negative terminal. I charged her up for an hour and that got her back to 12.57 volts; cleaned up the corrosion, sanded the bottom and inside of the negative terminal connector, reinstalled the battery and started her up. She turned over without any hesitation. It was a beautiful sound, even if it was coming from a black crossfire.

Sorry, I doubted the starter. The battery, I noticed, is almost four years old, so I'll keep an eye on that.

Thanks again. A guy my age should've done all that before I bothered you guys. What a short sweet solution.

rennie

My battery was almost six years old when I replaced it and I never had any trouble with it. Get some of those anti corrosive washers or grease up the terminals.
My #2 post covered terminal corrosion, so stick with the guys with black Crossfires and you'll do OK.

Jan 27, 2010 | 09:07 PM

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jerry rosewicz

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Re: Clicks, but won't turn over.

My 04 Limited coupe may have its original battery, but it starts even at 10 degrees. Clicking usually means it's time for a new battery.

Oh, I was at the carwash today and another guy was standing near me as my WHITE crossfire came through. He says to me, "I really like your crossfire; and I think that white is the BEST color for that car! End of discussion.