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03-14-2005, 06:56 PM
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1998 Buick Regal GS will not start sometimes
My 1998 Buick Regal GS has developed a problem, sometimes when you go to start it nothing happens, it is like it is completely dead, I have replaced the battery and that helped but it has still happened several times after that. Got any ideas?
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03-14-2005, 09:27 PM
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Re: 1998 Buick Regal GS will not start sometimes
alternator, starter. the two most common starting problem causers with the battery. I would start by checking the starter since it is dead sometimes. then if that isn't it then checking the alternator but with the alternator it should crank then not start.
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03-14-2005, 09:45 PM
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Re: 1998 Buick Regal GS will not start sometimes
Next time it acts that way, smack on the starter with a wrench. A starter that is going bad has worn brushes that sometimes don't make contact. A good stiff smack usually gets it running, but only that time. Its more of a diagnosis tool. If it suddenly works, then you know it was the starter.
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03-15-2005, 01:12 AM
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Re: 1998 Buick Regal GS will not start sometimes
Hey, Mod eats words, film at 11
A friend of mine brought up a good point. That starter may be a permanent magnet design which doesn't respond well to "smacks with a wrench." Scrap my advice 
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