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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Is it the starter?

So I picked up a 1992 Camaro RS yesterday for $600. Put a battery in it and I shot some starting fluid in the TBI and it fired up. Then I drove it home. After I shut the engine down I went to crank it over to start it up and it just clicks rapidly. I'm thinking its the starter or the solenoid. Am I right?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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Re: Is it the starter?

Charge the battery and see if it cranks, first.
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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Re: Is it the starter?

^^ wat he said. Samething happened to me, i charged the battery and it fired right up
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Re: Is it the starter?

I charged it all night and same thing happened when I tried it a little while ago
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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Re: Is it the starter?

What's the battery voltage after charging?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 01:54 PM
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Re: Is it the starter?

you say that you put a battery in it

was it a brand spanking new battery?
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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Re: Is it the starter?

I borrowed the battery out of my pickup which start with it just fine, tried to crank the Camaro over with it and it just clicks. So i put it back in my pickup and it started right up with it. I didn't check what it was reading for volts.

Well it looks like the battery was part of it. I put one in it that was almost new and it cranked over and fired right up. Now I'm either out of fuel or my fuel pump is bad

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