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Car did not start when I arrived. Though it might be battery since my friend had kept doors open a lot. Replaced it, still dead.

Posted by Qale (aka Qale) Apr 23 '16, 18:57

Current plan is to tow it somewhere tomorrow, then get it diagnosed on Monday, and go from there.

Insurance is a no go since it's a 11 year old, paid for car, with 225k miles so I had liability and a healthy dose of uninsured motorist.

I'm scheduled to work Monday then Thurs-Sun. I'm hoping things don't get too ugly like have to get a different car ugly.

Apartment is fine. My thought was it was unsafe to leave my car here in this neighborhood unmoved for the duration. Turns out, I might have been better off.

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Sorry dude. Hopefully nothing too terrible. -- nm - iSpam Apr 24, 04:03
:( -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 20:53
Does the dome light come on? If so bright or dim? Does the car try to turn over at all? -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:03 7
- Lights, radio, all that came on. No clicking or turn over. Silence. I didn't see any waterlines. - Qale Apr 23, 19:13 5
  - Water in the distributor or the starter flooded out. New starter, clean out the distributor. - Bacon Apr 23, 21:23 4
    - Cleaning out the distributor is free so do that first. -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 21:23 3
      - I appreciate the insight and will pass that along. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 21:34 2
        
        good luck -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 21:35 1
        
        BTW I didn't see you were going to tow it somewhere. -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 21:37
- Can you see on the side of the car the waterline of how high it got? How far up the side is that ? -- nm - Bacon Apr 23, 19:04
I hope it's simple & cheap to fix, and not something like the starter -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:00 11
- It's currently inconclusive if it's flood related. It had been started at least twice since, but that doesn't mean anything really. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 19:01 10
  - if I solo win Powerball tonight, i'll add you to my 'buy them a new car' list -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:05 9
    - Make it a used one so I can afford the insurance. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 19:13 8
      - I can make a you a great deal on a 2006 Chevy Cobalt with 112k miles... -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 19:50
      - dammit. you'd look great in this -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:19 6
        
        So would I - but it wouldn't fit in my garage :( -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 19:34 1
        
        this is what I want to resto-mod. a pre-war Woody, cheap, barely more than a workable frame -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:39
        
        Finally, I'd have the back-end I've always wanted. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 19:20 3
        
        everything is about sex with you isnt it? -- nm - mud Apr 23, 19:21 2
        
        Cream is my favorite Prince song. Which kind of sucks since that doesn't stream on Google Music. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 19:25 1
        
        I'll email you an mp3 -- nm - mud Apr 23, 19:34

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Car did not start when I arrived. Though it might be battery since my friend had kept doors open a lot. Replaced it, still dead.

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