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Old 08-07-2011, 12:33 PM
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Hi I have a 96 gt with a 5.1 stroker in it. For the last 2 weeks I have been having a starting issue, sometimes it will start sometimes it wont. The lights. radio,fuel pump,windos and everything work but when I turn the key there is nothing. Not even an attempt to crank. So far I have had the battery and alternator tested and they are fine. The starter is less than a year old and works when the car does start, I have checked all the fuses and replaced the starter relay and am currently waiting on a new clutch safety switch to be deliverd. I know this is a long post and I appreciate any help at all. This is driving me nuts lol.

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Originally Posted by madatmk3
Hi I have a 96 gt with a 5.1 stroker in it. For the last 2 weeks I have been having a starting issue, sometimes it will start sometimes it wont. The lights. radio,fuel pump,windos and everything work but when I turn the key there is nothing. Not even an attempt to crank. So far I have had the battery and alternator tested and they are fine. The starter is less than a year old and works when the car does start, I have checked all the fuses and replaced the starter relay and am currently waiting on a new clutch safety switch to be deliverd. I know this is a long post and I appreciate any help at all. This is driving me nuts lol.

I would say to check your battery cables and grounds. Does the power stay on when it won't crank, or does everything die? Could be ignition switch too.
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Hi thanks for the reply, if the radio is on and i crank it it goes quiet till I let off the ignition switch. Im hoping its not the ignition switch.
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Originally Posted by madatmk3
Hi thanks for the reply, if the radio is on and i crank it it goes quiet till I let off the ignition switch. Im hoping its not the ignition switch.
Check the cables and the grounds, my money is on them.
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