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96 n/a 855 won't start-please help 850

My 96 n/a 855 wouldn't start this afternoon. plugs, rotor, battery all new; getting power to dash lights, radio, blower, etc. I don't think it is the battery. The check engine light has not come on. The starter won't turn over, it just clicks once when I turn the key. I think the starter is the problem, but may be PNP switch, or some other sensor. I need all the help I can get. I have had this car for 10 days. This has never happened before, it had been running fine. Any help will be greatly appreciated.








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    96 n/a 855 won't start-please help 850

    The click you hear is the starter selenoid engaging w/o enough power to crank the engine. Couple things to try. (1) First, pull you battery cables and make sure they are clean by using a terminal brush in the post and cable end. They will often develop an invisable layer of corrosion. Check the battery voltage. Yes, even new off the shelf are sometimes duds. I'd also clean the connection at the starter. (2)Try squirting some contact cleaner (not WD40) in your ignition switch which may be the problem. If you know how to "hot wire", you can bypass the ignition switch and see if the engine will crank. (3) Pull all your spark plugs and see if the engine will crank. If it does with all plugs out, you have a problem (not good but unlikely) called hydrostatic lock where there is antifreeze in the cylinder preventing the engine turning over. Most likely your problem is electrical.

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      96 n/a 855 won't start-please help 850

      If your battery's dead you could have a common 850 problem with the glove compartment light. The door bends and doesn't shut the light off when closed. If the car's not driven enough to keep the charge up the battery it gradually drained. Recharge the battery and tape a penny to the inside of the door to shut the light off. The switch spring is way too strong for this application.







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