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Old 01 Apr 2009, 02:38 pm
ChrisB
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Default Re: 1997 Civic Won't Crank

E. Meyer wrote:
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> What happens if you try to jump it from another car? That'll tell you right
> off if the battery is the problem.
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> Is this a parts store starter or OEM? If not OEM, the odds are high that at
> least part of your problem is the new starter.
>


Well, I'll be. I must have run the battery down too low while trying to
juice the bad starter, that when I installed the replacement starter,
the battery was already too low to turn it. A couple of hours on the
charger now has my battery resting at 12.95 volts with the car off, and
I am getting 14.4 to 14.5 volts with the car running.

Now I just hope I didn't make a big mistake by going with a Duralast
starter over a Honda OEM...
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