Power cuts out when I try to start
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Car: 92' RS
Engine: LO3
Transmission: Probuilt 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9-bolt
Power cuts out when I try to start
The battery is fully charged and all of the lights are bright and all seems fine but when I turn the key to engage the starter everything goes dead. The starter never even begins to crank the engine over. It has done this a couple times before and after 20 seconds or so something would click and everything would come back on and then I could try again, and eventually it would start. Now it doesn't even want to click the power back on. Any ideas?
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Car: 91 camaro RS
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: Auto 4 O/D
Axle/Gears: which one i have broke three
mine use to do that it turned out to be a loose ground on the battery just enough to where it would turn sometimes but not all the time bought a new terminal bolt and it works just fine.
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Car: Only a daily driver, but comin home
Engine: I have one that runs ;)
Transmission: Caged hamster that runs really fast
Axle/Gears: They are round, I know that much
i have had this on my Camaro several times.....and had people call me saying they had a starter problem. Check all your battery connections as well as your chasis and body ground connections.
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Car: '91 Z28 convertible
Engine: TPI
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.27 posi disc
All true, it's just a bad connection, most likely on the battery cables. Clean the terminals and posts perfectly and make sure they are on tight. Happened to me before too.
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