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Check to see if your ground is connected real good where it attaches to the block. Have had this happen to me many times and it always gets me. It sounds like a dead battery or starter but it wasn't. Make sure the cable to the soleinoid is good as well as connections to it as well, they could be loose. As far as the owners manual, email me at [email protected] with your make model and year and I will be happy to email you a copy. No worries no cost. I hope this helps and good luck.
The first thing i would do is try turning over the engine by hand making sure the engine itself is not seized. if it turns over by hand check to make sure your getting 12 volts down at the starter. sometimes starter cable gets corroded causing slow or even no start. if thats good, check to make sure you have a good ground from your batteries to your engine. your starter gets its ground from its case which is mounted to the engine. if the engine isnt grounded you wont have a complete circuit.
It sounds like your alternator was not charging while your car was warming up. If it wasn't charging you would have been running on the battery reserve until it no longer had enough power to run the motor.
when you tried to start it there wasn't enough power to engage the soleinoid [that's the clicking sound][also happens if you have a bad electrical connection] and send power to the starter. the soleinoid is just a very high power relay.
the guages were freaking out because the battery is almost dead. it's like trying to run a 40" tv on a 9volt smoke alarm battery, if it works, it wont work well or for very long.
Remove starter, remove small screw at copper tab that extends from inside starter housing onto front of solenoid. Remove two screws on solenoid ears that hold solenoid to starter nose. Turn solenoid to disengage the tab that fits between nose & housing. soleinoid should be off starter now. Reverse to install.
first check the battery, should have at least 10.43 volts under a load for about 10 to 15 seconds, are the cable ends clean and tight and corrosion free, is the ground cable connected to a good ground and is it frayed or partially cut anywhere. also how old is the battery, 4 or 5 years old, it may be time to change it. If all of the above is good, then its a good possibilty you need a new starter. two factors here, the age of the vehicle and the milage, if it is high. most japanese models, especially hondas will make a click at the starter and solenoid if the starter is defective, but only one click each time the key is turned. good luck and let me know if you have any other problems. thanks
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