# HELP! 240SX WON'T START!
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [November 1, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312 "2006-11-01T08:11:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312/21 "2006-11-01T12:18:03Z")
why is there what seams to be a ground just hanging there aswell as a plug?
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### Author:  [@Nissan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nissan)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312/22 "2006-11-01T12:39:03Z")
> [@snowboard\_240sx](#):
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> why is there what seams to be a ground just hanging there aswell as a plug?
Thats the alternator harness
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### Author:  [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312/23 "2006-11-01T13:25:54Z")
Mack, sounds like you need to get your battery tested/replaced. This is a common occurrence on all makes of cars as we enter winter. The cold temperature reduces the surface area in the battery in turn lowering the CCA.
If you want a simple way to test your battery, get a boost and run your car for 1/2hr. If you shut off your car after the 1/2hr and it won’t start again, it’s safe to say that the batteries needs to be replaced.
As a word of caution look for your old light bulbs (including headlights) to burn out as the increased expansion/contraction from the cold is usually too much for the worn elements.
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### Author:  [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312/24 "2006-11-01T23:37:46Z")
> [@Nissan](#):
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> [quote=snowboard\_240sx]why is there what seams to be a ground just hanging there aswell as a plug?
Thats the alternator harness[/quote]
it was a hitorical questions…meaning that should be pluggin in and on the alternator!
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### Author:  [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2006, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-240sx-wont-start/101312/25 "2006-11-02T05:28:46Z")
Yeah it was, right after the picture was taken. I was just using that as a reference for him, I had the picture laying around.
And dude, check your alternator, your battery and your grounds, if everything else is dying, sounds like you’ve got a power problem.
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