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Car Wont Start Unless Pushed & Dropped Into Gear..Why???!

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ShadeTreeDSM

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Sep 16, 2005
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Im Having Problems With My Car, It Wont Start Unless I Push & Drop It Into Gear..Why Is This ? ? :confused:

I Have Tried To Different Batteries That Where Fully Charged & Also Tried Jump Starting It.. No Luck There Also...Checked Fuses Didnt See Anything There...

What Could It Be ? :confused:
 
Sounds like the starters bad to me...Its toward the bottom backside of the engine. Since it runs when caught in gear it's not engine electrical...It sounds to me like it's the starter.
Try touching a battery directly to the starter to see if it will spin at all, connect the negative and tap the positive...if there's no noise, then you'll need a new starter.
Good Luck :thumb:
 
BGGSTin said:
Sounds like the starters bad to me...Its toward the bottom backside of the engine. Since it runs when caught in gear it's not engine electrical...It sounds to me like it's the starter.
Try touching a battery directly to the starter to see if it will spin at all, connect the negative and tap the positive...if there's no noise, then you'll need a new starter.
Good Luck :thumb:


i completely forgot about that..that must be the problem....thanks !!! :thumb:
 
ShadeTreeDSM said:
i completely forgot about that..that must be the problem....thanks !!! :thumb:
Have your local parts store test it for you and if it is good we can check other options.
 
wolf20043 said:
Have your local parts store test it for you and if it is good we can check other options.


well i had it tested....



results........................... bad starter :cool: :nono:
 
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