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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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couldnt find a related thread but if someone could link it if it exists that would be great.

been driving the vette all week, but this morning she wouldnt start, the battery seems good, i did try and jumper the battery with my truck with the same results

all the accessories/radio and the a/c come on but the engine will not turn over. what am i not looking at?

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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 06:40 PM
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Bad battery or clutch switch not closing.
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by eastman9899
couldnt find a related thread but if someone could link it if it exists that would be great.

been driving the vette all week, but this morning she wouldnt start, the battery seems good, i did try and jumper the battery with my truck with the same results

all the accessories/radio and the a/c come on but the engine will not turn over. what am i not looking at?

First thing: take your battery to somewhere that can load test it. You can still have radio etc working at min charge. Failure to jump start doesn't mean battery isn't bad. It's summer...running a/c radio etc kills the remaining life of a battery pretty easy. I managed about 2yrs avg with ac delco before I switched manufacturers.

Edit: It's a 2005 model year! Search under the term DBS!!!

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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 06:31 AM
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Mine did this before and ended up bringing it to the dealer for the ecu reflash update for 2005. Before the reflash I replaced the battery and every once in a while it would do what yours is doing even with the new battery. Try this, disconnect your battery for a couple of seconds, reconnect and start her up.
Hope this helps.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by my2005c6
Try this, disconnect your battery for a couple of seconds, reconnect and start her up.
Just remember that after a battery disconnect/reconnect, you'll have to reset the window indexing and probably the clock.

Here's how to reset the window indexing:
Close the car door. Raise the window and hold the up switch an extra 3 seconds. Release. Without lowering the window, hold the up switch again for 3 seconds. Release. Done. Don't forget the other window.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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thanx for all the info guys.

good stuff to know.

battery was dead, running like a champ again.
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