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Starting problems help........

Old Mar 8, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Default Starting problems help........

This one is really confusing me, 2001 Manual trans, in the past it has been giving me problems, turn the key all I get is a single click. If I put a charger on it and put 200 amps through it starts right up.

Thought it was a bad battery after it let me sit last night and it would not jump start, although I was able to kick start it.

Replaced battery this morning started several times today as I was driving around, then it let me sit as soon as I picked up my daughter from school, nice....

Same thing, had to kick start it, got it home, single click and when I put the charer on it starts right up.

Battery reads 12.6 volts
When I start it battery reads 14.2 volts

Please I have no ideas except replacing the starter, any ideas???

Thanks

Sam
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Possible the starter motor has a dead spot in it but I would start cleaning battery connections and grounds first. Side mount batteries s*ck!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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My money is on a bad solenoid or one that is going bad from heat. I would replace the entire starter and check the cable connections - red power, gray and black and purple leads - to make sure they are contacting well with no breaks or corrosion.

Good luck.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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My camaro did the same exact thing and it was the starter.
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