need help quick please read
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Le Mans Master
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From: hamden ct
need help quick please read
my father just call he has a 1988 vette just drove it about 25 miles shut if off went into a store and came back and car won't do anything lights go on head light are bright. when you turn the key it does nothing no sound what can he check? please advise
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13
Originally Posted by britvette
Take key from ignition, exit car, lock doors, wait 10 minutes. VATS probably kicked in.
Last edited by byebyeL98; Jul 21, 2005 at 05:12 PM.
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Other possibilities: With an automatic, put the shifter in neutral and rock it in the neutral gate in case the neutral safety switch has gone out of adjustment. With a manual push the clutch pedal harder.
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Le Mans Master
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ok heres what happen, he took the keys out got out of the car lock the doors waited 10 mins he got back in put the key in and nothing lololo he was flipping out the vette is his baby, was mine but i bought a 02 vette. well anyways i pop the hood and did what you all told me but i also disconnected the battery. waited 10 mins put the battery back and the car started right up. so i think you were all right it was the vats . i' gonna bypass the vats for him for him so this doesn't happen again. thanks for all your help....
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From: Hyde Park NY
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by sgreen4067
ok heres what happen, he took the keys out got out of the car lock the doors waited 10 mins he got back in put the key in and nothing lololo he was flipping out the vette is his baby, was mine but i bought a 02 vette. well anyways i pop the hood and did what you all told me but i also disconnected the battery. waited 10 mins put the battery back and the car started right up. so i think you were all right it was the vats . i' gonna bypass the vats for him for him so this doesn't happen again. thanks for all your help....
