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BoneIdle
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It's been cold up here in the Cedar Rapids area. In fact, many of our recent highs have hovered around or below 0 degrees Fahrenheit and our lows have gone down to -13 or so.
I've been driving the S10 since school started. It was basically Hobson's choice ( i.e. the truck was closest to the end of the driveway, but I was starting the GT every couple of
days. I missed about a week of my routine while I was down with an ear infection ( didn't miss school though) and when I went to start the car, I had absolutely no luck.
The pattern is consistent: the starter turns over twice (sounds like nnnNNNnn nnNNNNnn) and then there's the sound of a relay ( the solenoid, I'm guessing) ticking almost, but not quite, fast enough to be considered a buzz.
I hooked up the S10 to the GT via jumper cables and still had the same symptoms. Whenever I'd switch the ignition on in the GT the S10's engine speed decreased, so I'm pretty sure the GT was drawing current.
Now I'm beginning to wonder if the problem is with the starter, solenoid, or something else that could have frozen due the cold temperatures. I don't mind pulling the battery and having it checked, but I can't understand why it's not cranking over when using the S10's battery.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Garry
I've been driving the S10 since school started. It was basically Hobson's choice ( i.e. the truck was closest to the end of the driveway, but I was starting the GT every couple of
days. I missed about a week of my routine while I was down with an ear infection ( didn't miss school though) and when I went to start the car, I had absolutely no luck.
The pattern is consistent: the starter turns over twice (sounds like nnnNNNnn nnNNNNnn) and then there's the sound of a relay ( the solenoid, I'm guessing) ticking almost, but not quite, fast enough to be considered a buzz.
I hooked up the S10 to the GT via jumper cables and still had the same symptoms. Whenever I'd switch the ignition on in the GT the S10's engine speed decreased, so I'm pretty sure the GT was drawing current.
Now I'm beginning to wonder if the problem is with the starter, solenoid, or something else that could have frozen due the cold temperatures. I don't mind pulling the battery and having it checked, but I can't understand why it's not cranking over when using the S10's battery.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Garry
