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Old 07-22-2011, 10:15 PM
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Powers on, it clicks just once when I turn it. Starter???
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Old 07-22-2011, 11:59 PM
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battery? do the lights and radio come on? did you try hitting the starter with something?
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Old 07-23-2011, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mustangman02232
battery? do the lights and radio come on? did you try hitting the starter with something?
How hard is it to change these in our cars?
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click = dead battery...check the connections on it and boost it
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Old 07-23-2011, 11:03 AM
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This happened to me too..my stock battery was dead so I boosted it and it turned on. Then I turned it off and tried to turn it back on; it wouldnt start again..I had to replace the battery!
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