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    engine wont crank

    So as im leaving work yesterday, i hop in my car and try to start it, but get nothing. At the first turn of the key, radio comes on and everything is fine and when I make the 2nd turn, the radio turns cuts off but turns on again. When i attempt to start it up, I get this clicking noise as I hold the key but no crank. So I call my dad, we diagnosed it to be the starter so we buy one and return install it. Out of curiosity before putting the new starter in, we decide to swap in his battery(he has a 92 ex) and on the first try it comes on. We swap batterys again and proceed to go home. While on the way to my house, the radio would occasionally cut off and come back on. At one point the car even turned off(still moving mind you) but it turned back on after 2 secs. When I got home I turned it off and tried to start it back up but i got nothing. Now when ever I tried to turn it on, the gauge cluster lights would come off and slowly come back on. As of that point I was convinced it was the battery so i buy a new on put it on and again, I get nothing. So what's the problem. Sorry about the essay but I didn't want to leave any details out. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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    #2
    i'd check your battery cables and terminals first thing cause it sounds like you aren't getting a good connection through the system.

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      #3
      It could also be your altenator not functioning properly. When it works right the battery is used to start the engine up and not much more, after that the altenator takes over. But if the altenator is not working right the battery not only starts the car up, but keeps it running too. This causes the battery to get drained, and some of the sympotoms are the electronics (lights, radio, and stuff) fading, and eventually it won't have enough juice to crank the engine over. Replacing the battery will temporarily fix the symptoms, but they will return because you're just draining the new battery. Call up your local auto parts store and ask if they can test your altenator, most places will do it for free, some may have a small fee.
      Originally posted by 92dm
      I was actually just being a smart ass, and not really contributing to this at all.
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        #4
        he's right on that. the main reason i said to check the wires and terminals first is that if the alternator is working but the ground side of the battery is shot, it's not gonna charge it. you can get auto stores to check that for you too.

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          #5
          Thanks for the replies guys and yes it was the ground cable. At one point of troubleshooting the problem I realized that although I tightened the terminal part of the cable completely, I could still jiggle it around a little. So I wrapped a piece of sheet metal around the terminal, salpped on the cable and voila, she turned on.

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            #6
            Nice!

            I wouldn't leave that sheet metal on there. It's NOT a very good conductor.. lol

            Glad to see you fixed it, though!

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