New Gremlin!?!?!?
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Racer
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From: Atlanta Ga
New Gremlin!?!?!?
Went to start the Vette this morning and all seemed normal until I turned the key.....NOTHING!!!!! No starter click or anything. Radio worked, lights worked, just not even trying to start. Turned the key a couple of time with the same result. Stopped trying long enough to utter a few choice words and wonder how much this is gonna cost me, tried again and it starts like normal. I got to work, turned it off and restarted, no probs.
What gives??? Anyone have ideas?
What gives??? Anyone have ideas?
Instructor
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From: seymour 10-e-c
St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12-'13-'14
my 99 did the same thing once or more ,i told a corvette tech about it
he said clean the key with contact electric cleaner. i did hasnt happned since
hope this is helpful
he said clean the key with contact electric cleaner. i did hasnt happned since
hope this is helpful
Melting Slicks
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Racer
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From: Atlanta Ga
Thanks All!!!! I'll be checking those connections in the am. Storming here in the ATL right now. Will also get some contact cleaner for the key. By the way, its a 02 vert, so could the anti theft chip on the key be going bad. How can I check for this possiblilty?
Pro
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From: Oradell New Jersey
i have a similar problem... if i wait like 3 hours itll finally start, i just cleaned the 2 chassis grounds under the hood, cleaned the chip and contacts and it still happened, battery cables are clean as could be and battery is good on volts
Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
I just had this happen to me recently.
The plastic piece surrounding your ignition key hole is part of the seucity system. If it gets knocked around or out of place, the car thinks it's being hot-wired and will not start. Verify the plastic is correctly aligned with the proper key positions and not loose. if the piece is loose you may haveto remove the center consol section and see what broke.
The plastic piece surrounding your ignition key hole is part of the seucity system. If it gets knocked around or out of place, the car thinks it's being hot-wired and will not start. Verify the plastic is correctly aligned with the proper key positions and not loose. if the piece is loose you may haveto remove the center consol section and see what broke.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
The 15 resistor codes are:
Key# Value (Ohms)
1 - 392
2 - 523
3 - 681
4 - 887
5 - 1130
6 - 1470
7 - 1870
8 - 2370
9 - 3010
10 - 3740
11 - 4750
12 - 6040
13 - 7500
14 - 9530
15 - 11800
Resistance Value (Ohms)
1 - 0.402 (acceptable range .386-.438)
2 - 0.523 (acceptable range .502-.564)
3 - 0.681 (acceptable range .650-.728)
4 - 0.887 (acceptable range .850-.942)
5 - 1.130 (acceptable range 1.085-1.195)
6 - 1.470 (acceptable range 1.411-1.549)
7 - 1.870 (acceptable range 1.795-1.965)
8 - 2.370 (acceptable range 2.275-2.485)
9 - 3.010 (acceptable range 2.890-3.150)
10 - 3.740 (acceptable range 3.590-3.910)
11 - 4.750 (acceptable range 4.560-4.960)
12 - 6.040 (acceptable range 5.798-6.302)
13 - 7.500 (acceptable range 7.200-7.820)
14 - 9.530 (acceptable range 9.149-9.931)
15 - 11.801 (acceptable range 11.320-12.290)
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I guess it depends on where that "point" mark is. And if you are a little off, it might mean that your meter needs calibration. You could check your meter with a known value like a resistor. But they too have been known to be wrong. But if you have several of the same value you should be OK. 