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Sep 14, 2009 | 04:33 PM

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cryostallion

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well i came back to my van after about a week gone, and no juice at all. checked the rear dome light and realized i left the switch "on" rather than "door". so i hook up my jumper and all i can get are the fast "machine gun" sounds which i assume is the starter. i tapped on it with a screwdriver to no avail. do i just need to let the battery charge up since it was completely dead?

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Sep 15, 2009 | 08:32 AM

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From: Easton,Ks

Yes you do not have enough power yet, that is what the "machine gun" sounds tell you.

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Sep 15, 2009 | 12:30 PM

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thanks bill, for humoring the guy who doesn't know anything. i finally got it going.

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Sep 15, 2009 | 01:28 PM

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We all had to learn that at some point.

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