Can high voltage lines affect a car from starting?

Question

Twice now I have parked my car under some high voltage lines and it has had trouble starting in that spot only. The first time my car would not start at all untill i got a jump. This time it almost didnt start up, but finally did after turning a few times. Could the EMF be affecting my battery or starter at all? Has anyone had any similar experiences?

Answer 1

Here's the correct answer. You have, in all likelihood, a weak or bad battery. I'm guessing the electromagnetic emissions from the power lines are located just close enough to the car to make enough of a difference... take the vehicle to your local garage, or to a place like Auto Zone or Advance auto parts, etc...they will hook your battery up to a machine that will test the battery and starting/charging system. I'm thinking this should reveal a failing battery, alternator, starter, or some combination of these.

Hope this helped. Good Luck.

Answer 2

An emitted EMFof a high voltage power line cannot signficantly screw up your ignition or battery unless it is close to a magnet or solenoid (wire coil). It can be that your battery is old and almost out of juice and if that is the case, then the EMF can make some signicant changes. Try to replace the battery if thats the case. Other than that, you should probably talk to a trustworthy mechanic.

Answer 3

I've noticed that my Honda Civic starts everytime everywhere on the first turn apart from where i park at work in a multi-storey car park where i presume there'd be some sort of high capacity power lines and it takes my car a couple of turns to start - takes it longer than starting it on a cold morning at half 6

Answer 4

Research has identified a harmful but ignored energy that is emitted from high tension power lines. Not radiation is the culprit, but an energy known as Positive Static Electricity. High-tension power lines are prolific producers of positive ions, and such positive ion clouds can cause diseases. Suffering diseases by living close to power lines is a known fact and wrongly radiation is blamed for it. Read more HV technician jobs at http://www.megavar.com.au/.

Answer 5

sounds like timing belt possibly. at highway speeds if valves collided with pistons there would be a engine noise when it happened, the other key thing is if valves are bent affecting compression, engine would crank fast when trying to restart making a noticeable difference when cranking.

Answer 6

never heard of that