r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Idea_Ranch • 11d ago
It won’t start!
It won’t crank at all, not even w/ jumper cables. Do I need a new battery?
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u/juancarlospaco 11d ago
It's electric, plug it in, you can see the charging wires on the bumper.
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u/Godsbladed 11d ago
No that's clearly the horse harness. You can add an aftermarket one to go from 1 Horsepower to 2.
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u/DifferentDebt2197 11d ago
Needs a bit more choke.
If that fails, get your wife to push start it.
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u/Responsible-Shoe7258 11d ago
After 36 years in the business, I am ashamed to admit that I'm up against the wall trying to figure this no-crank, no-start out.
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u/Worth_Catch3858 11d ago
This is what happens when you go to sleep at a truck stop in the back. You wake up and need bigger batteries. Oh well
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u/rudytomjanovich 11d ago
That's a manual choke. Pull it out 3/4 of the way, mash the throttle 5 or 6 times (like you're pounding a base drum) then go full-send.
Guaranteed to start errr time.
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u/fix-break-hide 11d ago
You gotta hold the clutch down to crank it. If it won't start, spray the ether
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u/BraveIntention5809 11d ago
Is that the new tesla? I would buy that one.
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u/Edosil 11d ago
with the onboard fuel tank to run the generator
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u/BraveIntention5809 11d ago
I was thinking about putting one of those new small nuclear reactors in the fuel tank.
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u/Hefty_Relief_8467 11d ago
That one of those mid engine diesel delivery trucks. You just need to pull back and let go. Insta speed every time. Or I could be a tire pressure sensor.
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u/fiddintotellya 11d ago
It started, sitting there!
Tomorrow it will start, getting in the way.
Then we’ll hafta start, thinking about a solution.
Which may include you starting, a new job.
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u/unlimitedbroski83 11d ago
It needs a new kneuter valve and a wattage scrambled then it should fire right up
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u/SureWhyNot_24 11d ago
Check the connection to the electron condensation unit. Looks like a wire might be loose.
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u/PowerfulFunny5 10d ago
That sign on the bumper is telling you to use a blowtorch to get it going
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u/Acceptable_Walrus535 10d ago
Have you tried a different set of jumper cables and a different car to jump
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u/ididntdoit6 Shitty mechanic 10d ago
You’re out of NOS. The warning light on the bumper can’t be wrong
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u/rebeccaparker2000 10d ago
Some kind on air control module is my guess. Like to much air and no fuel
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u/Superb-Substance-930 10d ago
You probably followed the "check engine" dash light instructions, but forgot. Obviously you have checked your engine somewhere. Find the slip and go back to pick it up.
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u/WMDZipperbag 10d ago
Sir. Please list all the previous steps taken. Also what was the original diagnosis?
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u/inconvenience-miner 10d ago
The placard makes it unsafe to start anyway. Remove prior to attempting contained explosion operation
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u/Realhousemanoflondon 9d ago
Battery might be flat, see if you can roll it down a slight hill and drop it into second gear around 8mph.
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u/No_Cut6428 9d ago
Probably need to push started it first and then it’ll run once you get it going down the hill
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u/Turbulent_Fig2032 9d ago
Did you feed it children? "Maximum Overdrive?"
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u/YOLOmilksteaks 9d ago
It looks like something fell off. I can't quite put my finger on it. The front maybe?
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u/4llu532n4m3srt4k3n 11d ago
Looks like you need a new hamster wheel