joey b Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Sometimes, mainly when cold outside, when I turn the key it doesn't turn over. I hold the key in the start position for about 2-3 full seconds and it turns over and starts with no problem at all. BTW, with a new alt and UD pulley my DIS tells me that my volts run 11.7 to 12.5 at idle, primarily in the 11.7 range. Seems a lil low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Rockstar Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 My car dos that once in a while.. Is your Cutty equipped with VATS? Mine is.. Watch for the Security light if you have this system.. Mine did it this morning in fact.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 How old are your battery cables? People tend to overlook the cables as a source of a "no start" problem. With age, the wires break down and will actually impede the amperage flow to a high amp-drawing device such as the starter. Before you go through the trouble of replacing the cables, check all of the connections at the battery, the aux terminal, and the engine ground... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LumiDriver Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 11.7 is the standard operating voltage of a battery, they round up lol. Check your battery connections as stated above.. I had the same issue with my van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb427sc Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 A fully charged 12 volt battery is around 12.7 volts. If it is under 12 volts, you have a problem.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 A fully charged 12 volt battery is around 12.7 volts. If it is under 12 volts, you have a problem.... x2 My Cutlass's Driver's Information System would always tell me high 12/low 13s for voltage whenever the motor was on. Your 11.7 is pretty weak, thats about what I got with the car off. How olds your battery? And as said, check cable connections.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadz34 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 That could be what Steve said, about the VATS system. Or it could be a bad connected, corroded battery terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 My DIS.. I don't even know if it's right or not. When I first start the car, it'll stay around 13.9-14.5 and after I drive hard and stop, it'll be like 12.9-13.3, but even when it's in the 12's, the charge light won't come on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 My DIS.. I don't even know if it's right or not. When I first start the car, it'll stay around 13.9-14.5 and after I drive hard and stop, it'll be like 12.9-13.3, but even when it's in the 12's, the charge light won't come on. I believe the charge light doesn't come on until you hit 10 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeNZ Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 My VATS system did that to me the other day, I just opened the hood closed it, and it fired up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted December 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 92- no vats. When my car is off I have 12+ volts. The battery is about a year old and the alternator about 3 months. Ever since I changed the engine I have had this situation. That was 45K miles ago. I've replaced the alternator twice since then, but I think it had to do with the 170 Amp capacity of the alternator (Higher amps burn out voltage regulators faster) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 my cutlass sits between 12.8 and 13.4v at idle on the DIS with the lights on. Sounds like you have an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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