Ok I just bought the car a couple weekz ago I have drove it fine recently I added a car audio system the system ran the battery down and I kept trying too crank until the car said nothing dumb on my part. So now the car makes a click when I try to crank it but will not try too turn over I was told too tap the starter with a hammer then it attempted too crank but nithing major. Im a college kid who is trying too learn a,little about cars I think it is the starter because before it has taken 2 or 3 times or crankin for the engine too start please give a guy sum suggestion I greatly will appreciate any help oh yea it's a 3800 motor

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Originally Posted by TougalooGuy

Ok I just bought the car a couple weekz ago I have drove it fine recently I added a car audio system the system ran the battery down n I kept tryin too crank til the car said nothing dumb on my part. So now the car makes a click wen I try to crank it but will not try too turn over I was told too tap the starter with a hammer then it attempted too crank but nithing major. Im a college kid who is trying too learn a,little abt cars I think it is the starter becuz b4 it has taken 2 or 3 times or crankin for the engine too start plz give a guy sum suggestion I greatly will appreciate any help oh yea its a 3800 motor

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A college kid and that's the best you can do for spelling?

So you ran the battery down... what did you do next? These things don't recharge themselves sitting there.

I wasn't trying too be precise with spelling but I did recharge the battery n I got the same result

How old is the battery? If its more than 4 years old or you don't know. Take it out and take it to an auto parts store and have it load tested. Everything else is moot until you know the battery is good.

. Remove and fully charge, or replace, the battery. Most auto parts stores will do this for free.

. Disconnect the negative battery cable and clean both ends of the alternator cable going to the battery.

. Test the alternator. It may be too small for your audio system.

OK I have removed the starter and the batteryvi will b going too the part house get them both checked I got the battery from my father in law looks to b a couple yrs old

Let us know what a load test determines on the battery...