Sluggish start.

[protege_chris]

Anyone have an idea here? Around 124k on it. 4 banger '95.


Here's a video:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wVJq1LCKr8o

Usually it starts right up but I went out to start it today and it sounded almost like it wasn't going to crank up. After warming up it seems to start normally (as seen in video).. but even after idling for a while, after it rests a bit.. it's back to barely turning over again .

Bad battery? I'm not sure.. it started doing this all of a sudden. On the Texas/Arkansas border, so being cold isn't the issue

 

[Tony2005]

Check battery cables, check battery and then check wiring to starter.

 

[protege_chris]

As suspected, car refuses to start this morning.

I'm gonna ride my bike 8 miles to school, then I'll take the battery to autozone to get it tested, to start.

 

[BrApple]

start by checking the voltage of the battery with the car running and not running if you can. no need to run to autozone to test the battery yet if you have a volt meter

 

[AliasJerk]

im going to say your battery is pukeing especially if it refuses to start the next morning. sounds exactly how my old pre98 did when the battery was about to go.

 

[protege_chris]

It just turned over REALLY slowly this morning, barely at all.. but CD player and everything else still worked fine...

this afternoon, I turned the key and it started up, although it took two key turns... and the (starter?) was clicking the first time...

Does that help any?

I have a multimeter but I think it can only handle like 10 amps.

 

[zorrex]

It's your battery. Accessories will still work on a battery that doesn't pack the power to turn over the car. If the battery is old it wouldn't hurt to replace it anyways. Not too expensive, and can keep you from getting stuck in a tight spot :shrug:

 

[protege_chris]

Dead on. Had it tested at autozone, showed it was a bad battery. Thanks everyone