Strange Start Issue??
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Strange Start Issue??
I encountered a strange problem today with my vette. When I tried to start the car - nothing. I knew my battery was fully charged. I tried several times and nothing. I got out of the car, waited a few minutes, then tried again and it started. When I got home, I turned it off and tried to start it again, and no problem, started right up. Weird. Has anyone else encountered something like this? 
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Could be a problem with the VATS system.
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Clean your battery terminals and check & clean your grounds at.
G104 Instrument panel harness, Rear of RH wheelhouse, between battery and U/H electrical center.
G106 Engine harness, RH side of the engine above the starter.
G104 Instrument panel harness, Rear of RH wheelhouse, between battery and U/H electrical center.
G106 Engine harness, RH side of the engine above the starter.
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From: Gastonia NC
Weird starting
How old is your battery, sometimes the battery will be fully charged and everything but starting seems to work...what happens is that after time some debris inside the battery shorts out a cell and causes it to not have the required amps to start it..can be intermittent until the debris has built up enough that the cell is totally shorted out. Just a thought.
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