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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JR01C5
Well it wasn't the battery. Time to take it apart and check the ignition.
OK,,, it might not be the battery but everytime I have what you described it was the battery. Granted the chassy grounds must be correct.

So one question when you turn the head lights on with ignition key / ac blower on what voltage do you read on the dic?

You must have around 11 volts under load to start and if your voltage drops during this test you have a bad cell in the battery.

I am not convinced you don't have a battery issue with reserve capacity. Everytime you try to start as soon as the solenoid makes contact the starter pulls massive loads. This increase in current flow will cause a voltage drop. The voltage drop will result in the solenoid droping out and instantly the voltage will increase. When this happens the cycle will repeat.

I really think you need a new battery, given you have clean connectors, grounds and cables. Just my $.02
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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First of all I want to thank everyone for there helpfull advice. As it turned out it was the ignition switch. I replaced it with a new switch and it started right up. So again a big to this forum and your guys helpful suggestions.
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