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If "Jiggling" the battery gets a dead car to start then there is a weak connection at one or both of the terminals or one of the cables is defective or loose at the other end. Jiggling the battery is partially, temporarily improving the connection. You can't make a dead battery good by jiggling it so the battery is not the problem and since the battery is OK (the car starts) the alternator is probably doing it's job of keeping the battery charged, you have a connection problem. I'm not saying that either the battery or the alternator aren't old and tired, either or both could be, but the reason the car dies and won't restart until you jiggle the battery is because there is a bad connection. Running with the battery poorly connected can result in a variety of minor electrical symptoms like lights acting strangely. I wouldn't tear into those details yet, they may be alleviated once the battery connections are improved. The negative cable is the prime suspect.
When the rubber bond in a harmonic balancer is visibly deteriorated or you can see the outer ring wobbling it's a good idea to replace it even if it hasn't yet started making noise. Maybe that's what your mechanic is going by.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Son of Saab, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:32:07
- Follow-up for anyone still interested (long), Son of Saab, Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:19:41
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Cmyles
, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:55:00 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), simon S, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:43:59
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Son of Saab, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:50:43
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), ZAAB
, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:13:59- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Son of Saab, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:17:11
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Simon S, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:54:51
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), saab86, Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:54:04
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Son of Saab, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:08:16
- Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), saab86, Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:58:52
- I'm not sure I'm cut out for this kind of car ownership, Jon
, Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:03:30 - Re: Harmonic balancer, et al. (Very long), Simon S, Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:34:41
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