wont start
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Racer
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From: rockwall tx
wont start
ok first of all this aint the vette, its a 91 pontiac transport van. im asking here because yall are some of most knowledgable people i know of, so here goes. my girlfriend was at a stop light and it stalled, started up and stalled again. turn the key and you get one click and thats it. starter doesnt spin over or nothing. gauge act fine and i tried to jump it with my truck but no luck. all the battery cables look to be connected good and not corroded. ill pull the starter tomorrow and have it tested but didnt know if anyone else might have some insight.
thanks in advance
johnny
thanks in advance
johnny
1st Gear
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From: Texas
Originally Posted by jlaw68
ok first of all this aint the vette, its a 91 pontiac transport van. im asking here because yall are some of most knowledgable people i know of, so here goes. my girlfriend was at a stop light and it stalled, started up and stalled again. turn the key and you get one click and thats it. starter doesnt spin over or nothing. gauge act fine and i tried to jump it with my truck but no luck. all the battery cables look to be connected good and not corroded. ill pull the starter tomorrow and have it tested but didnt know if anyone else might have some insight.
thanks in advance
johnny
thanks in advance
johnny
I had a Pontiac Transport van that did something like that it ended up the positive terminal lug came out of the battery. Everything looked fine but you could not jump it off or anything. Put a new battery on no more problems.
Konan
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From: Hamilton Ontario
Almost certainly electrical (which is why I like old cars ) making it a guessing game to diagnose over the internet. You can try the old fashioned things first, ( battery, alternator, loose connections, grounds, coil, etc.) but getting the trouble code is the easiest answer.
Melting Slicks
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From: Dayton Oh
Originally Posted by Konan
jlaw68
I had a Pontiac Transport van that did something like that it ended up the positive terminal lug came out of the battery. Everything looked fine but you could not jump it off or anything. Put a new battery on no more problems.
Konan
I had a Pontiac Transport van that did something like that it ended up the positive terminal lug came out of the battery. Everything looked fine but you could not jump it off or anything. Put a new battery on no more problems.
Konan
if it is an AC Delco battery. There are notorious for the terminals failing. I've seen this happen on several of them.
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Racer
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From: rockwall tx
well its not the battery i checked the terminals and the cables, cleaned off a little corrosion and still nothing. got to hot outside so im taking a break for a while. im going to turn the crank and make sure it turns and then pull the starter and have it tested. god i hope its the starter.
Melting Slicks
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From: Dayton Oh
Originally Posted by jlaw68
well its not the battery i checked the terminals and the cables, cleaned off a little corrosion and still nothing. got to hot outside so im taking a break for a while. im going to turn the crank and make sure it turns and then pull the starter and have it tested. god i hope its the starter.
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Racer
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From: rockwall tx
just for grins before i pull anything off of the engine, i decided to put a socket and a breaker bar on the crank and give it a turn. guess what? nothing. i put everything i had in it and cant get the crank to turn any. im starting to have a bad feeling about the motor in that thing.
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Racer
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From: rockwall tx
Originally Posted by marshrat99
Notice that you're in Tx, the southern nation...bet it was hot as swell down there. Was 96+ up here in NW Ohio today. Anyways, will the engine crank with jumpers attached?
Cruising
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From: Lampasas Texas
Sounds like it may very well be locked up (maybe lost the oil pump) ask her if the light came on before it stalled? Just for kicks, pull the spark plugs and then try to rotate the crank, good luck