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LonelyDoridori · 11-04-2003, 03:48 PM

So I go to start the car today and it looks like the battery has drained overnight.. I thought I left the door open slightly. No big deal, I jump the car and run it for a good 20 minutes or so. I shut it off.. when I tried to start it back up, it won't start! Not even a click from the starter. One weird thing I noticed is that with the ign/electrical off, there is a strange ticking sound coming from the cigarette lighter area. It stops immediately when I hit the lights or turn the key. Does that sound like a short? The alternator works fine and the battery is a brand new SVR compact battery from HT (less than 3 months old).

11-04-2003, 03:48 PM	#1
LonelyDoridori Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 41 Posts: 55 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Startup problem out of nowhere So I go to start the car today and it looks like the battery has drained overnight.. I thought I left the door open slightly. No big deal, I jump the car and run it for a good 20 minutes or so. I shut it off.. when I tried to start it back up, it won't start! Not even a click from the starter. One weird thing I noticed is that with the ign/electrical off, there is a strange ticking sound coming from the cigarette lighter area. It stops immediately when I hit the lights or turn the key. Does that sound like a short? The alternator works fine and the battery is a brand new SVR compact battery from HT (less than 3 months old).