{"id":78147,"date":"2021-07-25T10:31:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=78147"},"modified":"2021-07-25T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T17:31:16","slug":"chrysler-struggles-and-sucks-the-life-out-of-the-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2021\/07\/chrysler-struggles-and-sucks-the-life-out-of-the-battery","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler struggles and sucks the life out of the battery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cranks slow won&#8217;t start. Battery and starter both tested good. Cleaned all connections, from battery\/starter\/grounds. Car spins over fine with ratchet on crankshaft pulley ,but when I try to start it ,seems like it struggles and sucks the life out of the battery. Checked the timing ,it is right. Checked fuses and relays all good and\/ or replaced. Car gets fuel and spark. I&#8217;m not a mechanic I&#8217;ve just exhausted all my other options, any help would be very much appreciated. It is a 93 Chrysler Lebaron \/ convertible,sedan. 3.0v6. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Steven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello Steven,  Let me start off with my initial thought. Replace the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/battery.html\">Battery<\/a><\/strong>. The number one reason for a no start condition is the battery. Yes, I did hear you say the battery tested good. So allow me this opportunity to tell you I have seen and tested many batteries that were in fact bad. An irrefutable test would be to start with a NEW, fully charged battery. It shouldn&#8217;t struggle to spin the engine and certainly shouldn&#8217;t drain the life out of the battery unless the battery is in fact weak\/bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on what you have stated that the timing is right and it is getting spark and fuel. The only thing left would be compression and that generally doesn&#8217;t happen in two seconds on all four cylinders at the same time. Now when you say it is getting fuel I am assuming you mean the fuel injector is spraying fuel and not just that it has fuel pressure. Have you tried spraying starting fluid in it while cranking the engine? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cranks slow won&#8217;t start. Battery and starter both tested good. Cleaned all connections, from battery\/starter\/grounds. Car spins over fine with ratchet on crankshaft pulley ,but when I try to start it ,seems like it struggles and sucks the life out of the battery. Checked the timing ,it is right. 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