It turns over but will not start

Tiny
CYFLANAGAN
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  • 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 174,000 MILES
My Blazer will not start. When the battery is charged it will start but after two days it will not start. It turns over but will not start. We can not jump start it but when a charger is put on it it will start.
Monday, October 26th, 2009 AT 2:04 PM

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Tiny
JDL
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Welcome to the forum, I'd make sure the battery has a full charge and the connections are good. You can place digital voltmeter leads across the battery posts, have a helper turn the key to crank, note the voltage reading, shouldn't drop below 9 volts, some info says 10. Around here some of the national brand autostores will load test battery.

If you think there is an excessive drain on the battery with everything turned off. You can do an amp draw test. The usual spec is well below half amp. Different makes and models, the spec could be higher.
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