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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 11:12 AM
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i put in a new battery yesterday and my vette won't start. Does this sound like a starter problem? Please help
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 02:45 PM
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Got to step through it one at a time.
A test light is the best tool, you can make it if you don't have one with a piece of wire a roach clip and a brake light bulb.
Check for power at the big terminal on the starter.
you want the wire long enough so you can connect it to the S terminal on the starter (purple wire) and hit the key, light should lite up bright. If not you got other problems, walk backwards through the circuit same way. You will also find on the starter the smaller wires connected to the big terminal, these are fuse links and provide power to all the rest of the car, check them with the light too.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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You didn't say whether or not the starter is kicking in. If its not, check your anti theft system.
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