Here's the vital stats:
- All accessories work, headlights work, radio, etc. work.
- I turn the ignition and the car turns over.
- The starter sounds strong with no lag.
- Battery is one year old - seems strong.
- Recent new alternator.
- Engine replaced one year ago with rebuilt engine (had ~ 35,000 miles on it, now has maybe 50,000 miles).
- Fluids all look good.
- Full tank of gas.
- No blown fuses.
- All connections, wires, etc. under hood look good and intact.
My car was running fine up until yesterday morning. Then suddenly it wouldn't start. I vaguely recall that the day or two prior to this, the engine was a little slower to start, but I don't remember it being significant or anything to worry about. And I've driven used cars forever, so I tune into those sorts of things.
One other note. The day before this happened, I wired a flashing LED - positive end into the hazard switch and negative end into the cruise control fuse in the drivers side kick panel fuse box. I did this to act like a fake alarm - wiring it like this so that it would turn on only when the car was off. Just after hooking this up, I started and drove the car - no problem. The next day I did not drive the car and the blinking light flashed all day and that night. A blinking 3v light, though, shouldn't drain the battery, and the battery isn't even the issue as I explained above. I have since disconnected this LED and, as I said, all accessories work fine. I'm not sure this has anything to do with the car not starting. Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Please help! Any advice appreciated!
- All accessories work, headlights work, radio, etc. work.
- I turn the ignition and the car turns over.
- The starter sounds strong with no lag.
- Battery is one year old - seems strong.
- Recent new alternator.
- Engine replaced one year ago with rebuilt engine (had ~ 35,000 miles on it, now has maybe 50,000 miles).
- Fluids all look good.
- Full tank of gas.
- No blown fuses.
- All connections, wires, etc. under hood look good and intact.
My car was running fine up until yesterday morning. Then suddenly it wouldn't start. I vaguely recall that the day or two prior to this, the engine was a little slower to start, but I don't remember it being significant or anything to worry about. And I've driven used cars forever, so I tune into those sorts of things.
One other note. The day before this happened, I wired a flashing LED - positive end into the hazard switch and negative end into the cruise control fuse in the drivers side kick panel fuse box. I did this to act like a fake alarm - wiring it like this so that it would turn on only when the car was off. Just after hooking this up, I started and drove the car - no problem. The next day I did not drive the car and the blinking light flashed all day and that night. A blinking 3v light, though, shouldn't drain the battery, and the battery isn't even the issue as I explained above. I have since disconnected this LED and, as I said, all accessories work fine. I'm not sure this has anything to do with the car not starting. Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Please help! Any advice appreciated!
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