Coming back from the Bowie show yesterday (100 degrees in the shade!), I stopped
to get gas and turned the car off - big mistake. After pumping gas I tried to
start the car and GOT NOTHING. The generator light went on, but not even a
click-click-click from the starter. Panic ensued, and after trying everything I
could think of, I noticed I was on top of a hill, and there was a side road next
to the gas station going sharply downhill. So, I did the ol' push start method
and got home. Whew! After the car cooled down in my garage I tried starting it
and it fired right up!
Any explanations from the experts out there?
Finally, what does a water pump about to die sound like? I have a rattling sound
under the hood, and it sounds like the water pump. Any clues?
Scott Christie
Series 3 Alpine Registry
Push start expert
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