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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 05:56 PM
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starting problem

today i went to move my car to get some x-mas stuff out of the attic and i find my car wont start so i pushed it out to jump start it when i tried to start it the starter clicked a couple of time then made a grinding noise as i was pushing it back i had the key on i heard a squealing noise coming from the engine bay when i got back in to put the car in park i noticed the tach was peged at 7000. thanks for the help
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Old Dec 24, 2002 | 10:38 AM
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CTH,

If you left the ignition on for an extended period without the engine running, you may have overheated the ignition coil and/or HEI switching module. That might explain the tachometer display, but I'm at a loss for the squealing noise. The only possible explanation I can think of is that the overheated part make have expanded and made some sort of sound before it completely fried.
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Old Dec 24, 2002 | 10:47 AM
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vader thanks for the help im going to look into it as soon as i can
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 01:18 AM
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so you find anything yet?
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Old Jan 5, 2003 | 06:11 PM
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yeah it fixed its self
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