Mink won't start
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Sep 2001
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From: Sandy Hook VA
Mink won't start
1996 six-speed parked in the driveway for windshield service yesterday.
* Car started fine and placed in driveway
* Windshield inspected, molding required => more service => leave car in drive next day, as well.
* Car started and backed up in the garage
* Light rain had fallen on car late in day
* Next morning car won't turn over or start. No clicks. Nothing.
* Headlights, windows, heater fan seem to have good power (Optima battery - BTW, starter replaced ~3 months ago with NEW AC/DELCO)
* Tonight come home to troubleshoot and it fired right up
OK, BowTieDaddy is a little baffled. Ideas?
* Car started fine and placed in driveway
* Windshield inspected, molding required => more service => leave car in drive next day, as well.
* Car started and backed up in the garage
* Light rain had fallen on car late in day
* Next morning car won't turn over or start. No clicks. Nothing.
* Headlights, windows, heater fan seem to have good power (Optima battery - BTW, starter replaced ~3 months ago with NEW AC/DELCO)
* Tonight come home to troubleshoot and it fired right up
OK, BowTieDaddy is a little baffled. Ideas?
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 22
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From: Sandy Hook VA
Not clever enough
I'm not clever enough to have noted that detail. If VATS is suspect, is problem potentially electrical related and, therefore, a reason to suspect that this car is a candidate for 'downstreaming' (i.e. I should find a different car to love because this one is going to bankrupt me)?
Lousy syntax, but you get the idea.
BTD
Lousy syntax, but you get the idea.
BTD
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Joined: Jan 2003
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From: Tavernier Fl
Nah, this is a very prelimary guess but if it did happen to be the VATS its not a big deal, definately does not mean the car needs to be gotten rid of. The vats module reads the chip in the key, if it goes out/has issues the car thinks its trying to be started with a bad key thus it will not turn over, during this the security light should be flashing as you try and turn key. Perhaps someone who has had this issue before will chime in with more detail on whats involved in testing it to be sure
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