# s14 wont start **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 14, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-wont-start/108548 "2007-08-14T10:17:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arruda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/arruda/32/5618_2.png) [@Arruda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Arruda)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-wont-start/108548/1 "2007-08-14T10:17:02Z")
Hey guys Okay…I just bought a new battery for this car because the battery that came with the car was dry. So the first day I put the battery in the car started up fine…but the battery light came on…I gave this other car a boost becuase its battery died also…toook forever to get he other car to charge up…then I try to start my car and the car is drained…but I just bought this battery 2 days ago!..so I looked at my terminals and the positive terminal was cracked in half…so I bought a new one and i thought problem solved…stilll wont start now. Someone help me…I checked all the fuses and found nothing!.:mad: ---
**Author:** ![dontmakeitstupid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@dontmakeitstupid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dontmakeitstupid)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-wont-start/108548/2 "2007-08-14T11:03:19Z")
check the grounds ---
**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s14-wont-start/108548/3 "2007-08-14T11:13:10Z")
alternator or wiring somewhere… how long did it run fine with the new battery? hours? if you take the alternator off, partsource will test it for free…IIRC its tough to diagnose an alternator without getting the car running.