1996 corvette work crank over?
11-28-2015, 10:45 AM
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1996 corvette work crank over?
I've got a 96 convertable with 32k on it. The dome light was left on and the battery completely dead. Tried to jump, no luck. Put a charger on it, all lights work but no cranking over at all? Any suggestions?
11-28-2015, 11:58 AM
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let it get to a full charge then try. clean all conectors while waiting don't forget the block behind the battery. if still no go take it in and get it load tested.
where are you did it freeze when dead?
where are you did it freeze when dead?
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11-28-2015, 01:45 PM
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The car only has a very easy 32k on it?
11-28-2015, 05:52 PM
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opti will not keep it from cranking. it was down to 36 here in Texas does your dash light up and did you clean the battery and connections? and pull the bolts out of the cable and clean behind them. did you get it load tested?
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11-28-2015, 05:55 PM
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If the engine was running fine before, and now it won't even crank over it sounds like a bad battery (or lose connection).
If a battery goes dead (you said a light was left on), that can sometimes ruin a battery and it will never come back to life.
How old is the battery?
11-29-2015, 06:34 AM
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you can kill a battery by letting it drain down, especially if it has some age on it. Same as the others, make sure your connections are clean and tight.
11-29-2015, 10:52 AM
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Dash is not lighting up now. All other lights light up but the dash does not light up. Battery appears to be strong
11-29-2015, 11:45 AM
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Not the Opti. What do you consider "strong" for the battery. It should be around 12.4 volts. And it should spin the starter. If the lights to the dash or headlights do not come on....then there is a connection problem or perhaps a fusable link. Clean both the negative and positive battery terminals and the cable connections.
11-29-2015, 12:15 PM
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Not the Opti. What do you consider "strong" for the battery. It should be around 12.4 volts. And it should spin the starter. If the lights to the dash or headlights do not come on....then there is a connection problem or perhaps a fusable link. Clean both the negative and positive battery terminals and the cable connections. pull the battery and check and clean all connections and fuseable links and the block behind it. 
