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Old 06-07-2004, 10:03 PM
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Re: 1995 cutlass not starting

How long did you charge the battery?
If the battery was completely drained, it would take at least 3 hours to fully charge the battery using 10 Amp charger.

Trace the positive battery cable from the battery terminal to the remote positive terminal post. The remote positive terminal post is usually located on the driver side location which is near the fuel pump relay/fuse. The remote positive terminal post has a stud thread and uses a nut to keep positive cables tight. Check that area and make sure that the nut is tight.

Check the positive cables and negative cables and make sure that the conector on both ends are tight.

Try starting the vehicle and see if it works this time.

If not, you might want to try is turn on the head lights. The head lights should be bright and if not then something is wrong with the electrical system. If the head lights is bright then turn it off. Turn the ignition switch to RUN and put the transmission in NEUTRAL and (set the emergency brake) try starting the engine.

If that does not work, (set the emergency brake) and try to manually bypass the starter and directly feed or connect it to the battery positive terminal to see if the starter even turns over.
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