94 SSE No start
04-15-2006, 11:48 AM
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Security light flashes when door open as soon as I try to start the car security stays on solid. NO cranking nothing, I hear the fuel pump prime but thats it.
04-15-2006, 11:52 AM
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Re: 94 SSE No start
Originally Posted by bjjoh
This 94 SSE has 172,000 miles on it. So right after work I go to fill up the tank. Fill her up with 16 gallons. Go to start it and cranking really really slow, so I saw someone I knew at the gas station and she offered to jump me if I find jumpercables. The attendant had a set of jumpercables and tryed to jumpstart it, but nothing just slow cranking. Goto wal-mart buy a new battery get some tools from automotive to change it. Go back to gas station install battery and nothing. No cranking no clicking absolutely nothing..
Sounds like you have a junk starter.
04-15-2006, 11:59 AM
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I'm sticking with starter, get under there, smack the **** out of it with a hammer and have someone hold the key to crank.
The fact that it was "cranking slow" when you got done fueling up, but couldn't crank fast enough to fire tells me right there it'* not VATS related.
Bypassing it though if it hasn't been done before is a good idea though just as a precaution...Not that reliable of a system.
The fact that it was "cranking slow" when you got done fueling up, but couldn't crank fast enough to fire tells me right there it'* not VATS related.
Bypassing it though if it hasn't been done before is a good idea though just as a precaution...Not that reliable of a system.
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Originally Posted by bjjoh
Ok so which is it. VATS or starter?
04-15-2006, 12:00 PM
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When the starter finally gave up the ghost in my '96 Buick, it did it in the same manner as yours...slowed down until it stopped working all together. As the car started previously with the security light on, I'd still be leaning toward the starter.