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dies when u left off the gas

Old 01-06-2010, 09:22 AM
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if the ignition switch wire is bad then it would not even crank right??? cause i can get it to crank just just fine sometimes and other times very slow and then just a click
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Old 01-06-2010, 12:13 PM
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when i start the car the battery goes from 13.45 to 10.99
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Old 01-06-2010, 01:36 PM
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theres a lot of resistance somewhere. how long has it been since you have changed or even looked at the battery cables? what do the battery cable ends look like?
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all of the cables are less than 6 months old the battery ends look like new no corrosion
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the thing that gets me is that it only dose it sometimes not all the time i would put my life on it that i could go out to the garage and it would start and run great
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Old 01-06-2010, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 1988TTOP
the thing that gets me is that it only dose it sometimes not all the time i would put my life on it that i could go out to the garage and it would start and run great
is it still the same starter?how good is the solenoid grounded to the car?

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Old 01-06-2010, 06:33 PM
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yea i took the starter out and had it tested tested good so i put it back in the starter solenoid seems like it is ground good its tight and everything is clean behind it
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