okay, so I hit a curb the other day, pretty hard, hard enough to bend the rim.
Flat tire is not a problem.

The problem is it won't turn over.

I checked the battery with a meter, 11.62 Volts, there is, and has been, corrosion on the red terminal. And when I looked at it yesterday it had a blue tint, instead of white. I tried jumping it off my buddies car and no luck. If it was the alternator gone bad I think that the battery would have had no voltage.

I am going to try cleaning the terminal, but doubt that will solve the problem.

What can you mess up electronically by hitting a curb? Would a 93 Ford Escort have a fuel cuttoff switch?

AHHHH!?!?!?

11/20/2007 12:40:57 PM

battery is suppose to have 14V.

what kinda car?

i failed to realize the car doesnt start
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11/20/2007 12:42:34 PM

12.7 volts when the car is off is a fully charged battery, your battery is dead, your terminals are also not providing a good connection. replace all of the above.

11/20/2007 12:53:09 PM

you gotta run your car into the curb pretty hard to knock 1.1V out of the battery.

11/20/2007 1:02:46 PM

But if it is a Ford, then it does have an inertia switch.

11/20/2007 1:17:00 PM

fuel pump probably got jumbled to hell.

its just waiting to explode

11/20/2007 1:21:10 PM

will it crank over? the inertia switch only cuts off the fuel pump

11/20/2007 2:28:59 PM

Quote :

"But if it is a Ford, then it does have an inertia switch."

when did they start installing these?

11/20/2007 2:29:12 PM

a long ass fucking time ago. a 93 def. has one

BUT if it really isnt turning over then thats not it.

11/20/2007 4:55:00 PM

my 89 bronco II had one. need some further info:

do you even hear any clicking? like the starter solenoid? or nothing?

no clicking and good battery = inertia switch, or a bad solenoid

clicking = dead battery or bad starter

if its a stick try roll starting it. still wont start then most likely the inertia switch

11/20/2007 6:01:47 PM

I found the fuel cutoff switch, switched it back on
Cleaned the battery terminals and cables, starts again

and made a trip out to LKQ and pulled a rim with a decent tire on it,

problem is fixed

There were soooo many Escorts in the junk yard, not a good sign

but mine runs again, for now.

11/21/2007 3:19:30 PM

^You DO realize that they made a metric shit-ton of them, and that's one reason there are so many in the junkyard.

They ain't bad cars if maintained properly, but they ain't my first choice either.

11/21/2007 3:21:58 PM

Quote :

"when did they start installing these? "

84

11/21/2007 4:24:44 PM