Car Won't Start?
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Le Mans Master
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Car Won't Start?
I need some help. A 99 six speed here is what the car will do. The car will start and run fine, sometimes after it is shut off it will not start. The car will crank over. but will not start.
If the car sits half hour or an hour it will start and run fine. It does not set any codes or turn on the service engine light.
Where or what is the problem?
[Modified by Corvette ED, 10:53 PM 10/20/2003]
If the car sits half hour or an hour it will start and run fine. It does not set any codes or turn on the service engine light.
Where or what is the problem?
[Modified by Corvette ED, 10:53 PM 10/20/2003]
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
Re: Car Won't Start? (Corvette ED)
Given the complexity of the systems, I'm not EVEN going to claim to know what it is, though I can give you some things to eliminate... perhaps.
First, make sure you have a good, fully charged battery. Then, be absolutely certain all contacts are good, especially all grounds in any glass car.
Finally, I had a nearly identical experience in which, after about driving me nuts, I found I had a faulty battery cable. It looked fine, BUT there was a poor connection between the cable end and the molded battery clamp, inside the clamp where it could not be seen. Nor was it dissernably loose. When I finally discovered the situation, I cut the molded end apart only to find that most of the "lead" around the end of the cable was corroded away from the cable! New cable, no more problem.
All probably too simplistic for your situation, but somewhere to start? Best of luck. :yesnod:
First, make sure you have a good, fully charged battery. Then, be absolutely certain all contacts are good, especially all grounds in any glass car.
Finally, I had a nearly identical experience in which, after about driving me nuts, I found I had a faulty battery cable. It looked fine, BUT there was a poor connection between the cable end and the molded battery clamp, inside the clamp where it could not be seen. Nor was it dissernably loose. When I finally discovered the situation, I cut the molded end apart only to find that most of the "lead" around the end of the cable was corroded away from the cable! New cable, no more problem.
All probably too simplistic for your situation, but somewhere to start? Best of luck. :yesnod:
Burning Brakes
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From: east norriton pa
Re: Car Won't Start? (Corvette ED)
bad plugs maybe? or have you checked your fuel filter? i know it sounds off the wall, but I had a similar problem, and this solution worked for me
jimmy
jimmy
