[Shotimes] Won't start, dim flashing warning lights with KEY OUT!

[James White]

Sounds like a bad battery and/or bad battery cables more than anything else.

regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron DeReus" <dereus@fbx.com>
To: "Shotimes" <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Won't start, dim flashing warning lights with KEY OUT!


> Help.  Got the a/c line replaced today at the shop, drove her 3 miles in
> stop & go traffic back to work; temp gauge was at about the "O" when I
shut
> her off, so it was probably about ready to engage the radiator fan; ETAC
was
> still in "auto" mode.  After sitting about 20 minutes, went out, noticed
the
> temp gauge was straight up; tried to start, ran about 2 seconds and quit,
> tach never moved.  Tried a few more times; noticed the fuel pump wasn't
> priming.  Pulled key out, noticed the oil/abs/etc... lights were doing a
dim
> little dance, and heard kind of a "ticking" from under the hood.  Couldn't
> trace the noise - unhooked the + side of the battery for 5 minutes, held
the
> brake pedal down for a couple of those to try to reset the PCM.  Hooked up
> the battery, kind of heard a faint noise like a stuck electric motor or
> solenoid from the driver's side of the engine compartment, same location
as
> the ticking.  Is my CCRM toast?  Did the mechanics forget to hook
something
> up?  Having noises and dancing lights with no key in the ignition really
> wigs me out....
>
> Ron DeReus
> 95MTX
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