So I get up to go to class today (update: I'm an idiot)

"winterlegacy, here 'till the end" (winterlegacy)
05/22/2018 at 12:53 • Filed to: Oh god why

And discover that my vehicle has malfunctioned, refusing to start, and I can’t go to class on the first day of said class.

Sent my instructor an email since he’s more likely to respond to that in the middle of a class.

Now to figure out why this pile of scrap won’t start anymore...

Also, I really hate how Kinja starts posts... it wants to post it at 8am this morning??

Update: I’m an idiot. I shifted to neutral, then back to park. It started right up.

[SCREAMING]

DISCUSSION (22)

Spanfeller is a twat > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 12:59

My teacher called in sick, so he’s dropping the entire course a week before it starts.

PartyPooper2012 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:02

William Hung that starter... SHE BANG SHE BANG... should start for one or two more trips.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > PartyPooper2012
05/22/2018 at 13:04

Don’t think it’s the starter, but it’s too early to rule anything out...

vicali > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:05

Kinja'd!!!

Punch it Chewie..

PartyPooper2012 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:11

What are the symptoms?

Kinja'd!!!

LOREM IPSUM > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:12

Do they have the “miss 3 classes and no credit for you” policy at your school?

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > PartyPooper2012
05/22/2018 at 13:17

Turn the key, all the lights turn on, go to start, and nothing happens. Step on the brake, still nothing happens. I can hear the fuel pump operating, so that hasn’t died yet.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > LOREM IPSUM
05/22/2018 at 13:19

It’s inconsistent between classes, but most of them go with the “three strikes and you’re out” policy.

The good thing is that it’s only one class per week, so unless I either have no ride (like today) or I am severely ill, there’s very little chance I’m physically going to miss class.

DipodomysDeserti > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:19

Check to make sure the battery terminals are tight.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > DipodomysDeserti
05/22/2018 at 13:20

Already scrubbed them clean and ensured they were on nice and tight. It’s either the starter having died or some other electrical safety that prevents the car from starting.

E90M3 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:20

Battery might be toast.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > E90M3
05/22/2018 at 13:22

I’ll swap the battery once my stepdad tells me which of the batteries he has in his garage are fine and which of them are on death row.

I don’t know why he holds onto dead batteries like he does.

PartyPooper2012 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:29

Try jumping it? At this point its probably too late to get to class, but one of these days, you’re going to need a plan B.

Jump it. Uber it. Taxi it. Buddy give you a ride it.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > PartyPooper2012
05/22/2018 at 13:33

Hit it with my power pack that I use to jump my car with in the winter, but I got no response.

I am working on a plan B as well in the event that my car decides it doesn’t want to function again.

facw > LOREM IPSUM
05/22/2018 at 13:33

Heh, I had a class I went to 5 times (including exams) in an entire semester (I got a B+). We most definitely did not have any such attendance rules.

PartyPooper2012 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 13:40

could also be loose connection on the battery... if you’re not getting response. Could be that or your juice pack is dead?

LOREM IPSUM > facw
05/22/2018 at 13:46

That is the way it should be imo.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > PartyPooper2012
05/22/2018 at 13:48

Juice pack was charged, so I’m trying to see what else it could be...

KevlarRx7 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 14:04

Check starter fuses, connections to the starter motor,

Manual or automatic?

Manual put it in gear take off the hand brake and rock it, you might hear a ping of the starter disengaging then try to start.

If auto try turning the crank pulley with a long bar and socket. That should free it.

Let me know if none of that works.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > KevlarRx7
05/22/2018 at 14:11

I’m an idiot.

I shifted the car into neutral, then back to park.

The car started.

KevlarRx7 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 14:13

Congrats (: worth pricing up a neutral switch just incase, that can give you that problem.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
05/22/2018 at 15:27

Did a similar thing with my Jaguar lately. I’d been having trouble with the starter relay. One day it wouldn’t start so I assumed the relay was bad and tried to Hotwire it. Imagine my surprise when it started and began rolling forward BECAUSE I HAD LEFT IT IN DRIVE when I parked it. Fortunately only rolled a couple inches until it hit a curb.