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Expert: - 9/27/2008


Question
hey I have a pick up Mentioned in subject that just wont start what may the problem be?
without the battery charger its deader than a nail but with it on the lights and everything else works but no start. and we tried push starting it but nothing happens.

Answer
Ok, a spark ignition engine needs electricity to run the ignition system. You will need to start at the battery and trace electricity with a voltmeter or a test light through the system. Probably you will need a new or at least a battery with a full charge. Your comments about the battery charger leads me to believe that the battery is really dead. In that case a battery charger unless it is a commercial charger with a boost setting will not produce enough energy to turn  engine over. Trying to push start with a completely dead battery, again you do not have enough power to energize the ignition system. Get a battery in the vehicle and let me know what happens.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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