00 Impreza 2.2L. I removed the battery about ten days ago prior to going on vacation. I put it back in tonight. Lights work, can flip the key to the on position, everything looking good so far...try to start the car and all goes dark. Now, the odd part is, if I disconnect the neg or pos battery connection, than reconnect it I get lights and everything all over again, but car still will not engage starter, its one click than all dark again. Couldnt identify any blown fuses. Battery? I hooked it up to the charger, it says full, but is sulfated. So, I set the charger on a 24 hour "recondition". Battery? Short? Totally stumped.
you need to clean the connections on the battery AND the cables...thats your problem probably 99% positive
hmm...if its not the battery connections then my thought is its either a bad battery or you need to hit your starter with a hammer
yep, that's a textbook loose connection somewhere. my '86 did that when I first put things back together. there's enough continuity to run most things, but as soon as you engage the starter, it sucks the power from everything else. start with the + side, between the battery and fuse box. then start checking grounds.
I picked up a new terminal connector for the pos cable today as it was really loose and couldnt be tightened any further without bending.. thanks for all the help so far.
