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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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I must be an unlucky Vette owner.... When i turn the key to run everything flickers and goes awol on me... has anyone ever delt with that problem
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Have you seen all the threads about bad grounds? You're not so unlucky... cheer up.
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I must be an unlucky Vette owner.... When i turn the key to run everything flickers and goes awol on me... has anyone ever delt with that problem
You are now a member of the DBS crew. Congrats. It is probably just the battery not being able to give the car enough juice to turn over and you hear all the relays clicking and such. Jump it and see if it starts.
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Clean,,, and make sure the battery cables are tight, they do loosen up, I see the newer models went to the old style battery, and cables(less likely to corrode, snd loosen up) If the car stands a few days a week or longer get a maintainer charger, vetts do use battery power while parked, for a few days at a time.
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I checked the battery cables and they seem fine. So it might be a bad ground is what people seem to be saying. If thats the case where might i find the ground wire?
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