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jbloggz
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Apr 20, 2011, 9:02 PM

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Hi,
I've been having some trouble with my car and was wondering if someone here could offer some advice before I spend money having a mechanic look at it.
Its a 2000 Nissan pulsar and I hadn't driven it for a few weeks and it wouldn't start.
I suspected a flat battery so i hooked up the portable jump starter and it started fine. Then I charged up the battery at home and tried to start it again but no luck. So I hooked up the multimeter to the battery and it read 12.58V (seems fine to me).
I did notice at one point a small amount of smoke coming from the positive terminal of the battery and a definite smell of hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg).
It seems to start fine when I put the jump starter on it but not with the battery alone (which should be full). My question is, does this mean the battery is stuffed or could there be a problem with the starter motor? Should I just buy a new battery or is it worth having someone look at it?

thanks for any insight.

zmame
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Apr 21, 2011, 4:38 AM

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Bring the battery to an auto parts store most of them will be able to charge and load test your battery make sure it's working to its full capacity.

speed
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Apr 21, 2011, 9:07 PM

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if your smelling a rotten smellfrom the battery chances are your battery has a bad cell in it.

GM ASEP 26 SCC Milford ASE certified in Brakes and Electrical on Thursday April 5th 2012

Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 22, 2011, 3:55 AM

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did not read all
sulfur smell dump the battery - games, a no go,

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