i have a 1989 chevy suburban that until recently has ran fine. the last time i tried to start it, it made a strange noise and then did nothing. i checked the battery and its fine. i have ran through all the fuses and wires and found nothing wrong. it looks like it should run but it does nothing. lights, radio, horn, nothing works.
2007-04-12 17:41:12 · 8 answers · asked by Bigddge78 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Chevrolet
i have heard about fuse links by the starter but have yet to check that.
Also the battery is brand new and all ground wires are fine
2007-04-12 18:08:48 · update #1
i own a shop ,and first off check the fusible links down by the starter on it and also check to see if all the ground wires are good,it sounds like you just have a bad connection on it, but you can also have a bad solenoid switch there at the starter or the wires that connect on at the positive post of the starter have come loose or have gotten really corroded ,you need to check all of this ,if you have nothing working its usually a really dead battery or a bad connection on it,good luck i hope this helps.
2007-04-12 17:51:29 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the fusible links down at the starter. The positive battery cable goes to the starter and the links hook up to the same lug on the starter. Check them with a test light or voltmeter. I bet you have lost one or more of the links!
2007-04-12 17:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by know da stuff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though you said your battery was fine, the only explanation i can think of is that your battery is dead. my dad had a 2003 navigator and when he started it up one time at a gas station, it sound like a horse winnie. then about a day later, you could hardly hear the radio because it was really staticy. then after a while it didn't start up and the dealership replaced its battery and we lived happily ever after.
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2007-04-12 17:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the battery cables for corrosion. The fact you have no lights is usually the battery or bad connections., Always try the obvious first.
2007-04-12 17:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by redd headd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I would say $600 is real close. it's a bit of work to do there. it's just a crappy job working with heads and stock manifolds. junk yard would be the place for finding the manifolds. sounds like a pain to me. but if that the truck he wants to do it can be done and I think $600 would be the most you would pay you might get lucky. Go ahead and call a exhaust shop now be for you buy the truck and tell them you story that why you know for sure.
2016-05-19 15:09:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds only like a dead battery to me the noise you heard was the siliniod from what you explained
2007-04-12 17:46:08 · answer #6 · answered by johnnyBgood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would be help full if you could describe the strange noise.......it could be starter,solenoid,fried fusible link,s[ although lost link,s don,t usually make noise]....................check your connection,s at your starter......loose connection,s could cause this.................if it sounded like your starter tried to start then all went dead.............check your connection,s at your starter..........use a 12volt test probe to test your wiring.....hope this help,s.........good luck.
2007-04-13 02:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by slipstream 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead Battery...
Old car... :(
2007-04-12 17:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by piemat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋