2005 Ford Focus 2005 Ford Focus ZX4 SE 2.0, problems starti

DAVEANDY1

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2005 FORD FOCUS
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
98,000 MILES

I'm hoping that one of the experts here can help me out. The biggest problem now is a weak start. It will turn a few times, sort of sputter, and then start. However, this only happens when the air is on, not A/C, just air. How are these linked?

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 5:11 PM

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BILLYMAC

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The only connection I can see is voltage. Try turning batt charger on car with air on see if adding more voltage works.

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 6:20 PM

DAVEANDY1

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Thanks for getting back to me. Are you saying to connect the battery to a charger, and then attempt to start the car with the air on to see if that solves the problem? Is it not a battery issue?

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 6:24 PM

BILLYMAC

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Yes we are trying to determine if low batt voltage is the culprit here. If so then we can try and fix that prob

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 7:40 PM

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I took it into Autozone where they'll do a diagnostic on your battery, alternator, and starter. He said everything checked out on those. I've been advised to clean the corrosion off the of the battery connectors.

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 7:51 PM