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my car just stopped turning over!


88pathylove
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About 4 months ago i was at the carwash washing my pathy. when i went to move my car to the vaccum it just clicked.

So i cleaned my battery terminals and it started right up. that happened about 2 times after that. well last friday

i was going to a friends house my truck was running just fine. when i left an hour later the car wouldnt start! just clicks again! so

i tried cleaning my battery terminals, tried jumping it nothing. i can compression start it and then it has no problem

so i assume my starter is out. last night i took out the old starter and brought it to the local auto parts store. they ran the tests and it was dead.

so i bought a new one and replaced it. when i went to turn it over nothing! it still just clicks! any suggestions?

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yes its possible it's defective hopefully not! jumping it does nothing we also tested the wires for resistance and they came up with 00.5+/-

 

Hope not as well, starters are easy top of list of items not to do twice...

 

My last starter was a cheap reman, the guy at the store took the two he had in stock and tested them both. He sold me the one that made the least noise. I thought it was wierd, but old starters are louder than new starters.

 

No harm in getting the new one tested before you leave the store.

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with the car off 12.8 haven't tested with ignition on yet will do today also the clicking sound is coming from a small blue relay on the inside passenger quarter panel right next to the battery

 

Inhibitor relay. Looks something like this..

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Tap on it while someone else trys to start it. Have the other person hold it in the start position while you smack it. If it starts you need a nnew relay.

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