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From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Baby it's cold outside
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Date: Thu, 24-Jan-85 00:28:41 EST
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> My car recently refused to start despite a boost from a sympathetic and
> very lively battery in my friends car. ... if my battery was being boosted
> and yet the car refused to start, what are the most likely reasons for
> this ... ?

It is not clear from this article how the dead car was being boosted.
I once had a similar problem with my 1973 Grandville.  I drove the car
to my parents house and worked on it all day (doors open, 5 interior
lights plus radio blazing away for hours).  Come time to go home, I
tried cranking it and *nothing*.  Attempts to jump start with my
parent's Plymouth Champ failed, as did attempts with their big
Dodge.

Anyway, my father (being an electrical engineer) decided that the
Pontiac needed a bit more charging.  So I sat in the big Dodge,
keeping it idling fast for about 15 minutes with jumpers hooked up
to my battery.  After this treatment, I again tried my car and it
started.

Moral of the story: Sometimes it takes a long time to jump start.

-- Mike^Z   [allegra!, ihnp4!] pegasus!mzal   Zaleski@Rutgers

PS: Did you check the water in the battery?