Thread: 88 chevy sprint problems starting

Cleaned all the grounds off and tried jump startin it again and still no luck, I'm thinkin about just replacing the starter next and alternator since I have 2 hopefully good spares sitting around. Any other suggestions?

Kwish wrote: Cleaned all the grounds off and tried jump startin it again and still no luck, I'm thinkin about just replacing the starter next and alternator since I have 2 hopefully good spares sitting around. Any other suggestions? It sounds like you have a bad starter or a bad starter connection or a short in the cable going to the starter or a short in the ground cable from the battery. If the starter cable is not on very tight, the...

I would start with the basics and remove the battery terminals and clean them up. Also remove ground cables to the trans, engine, etc and clean all those connections. When the whether gets damp and cold, these are common issues.

Johnnys right about those grounds, I've seen cars that wouldn't start and it was just coroded battery clamps. If it still will not start after cleaning all of your grounds and electrical conections, I'd check to see if the alternator is charging. You can check it with a voltmeter at the battery terminals after you jump the car, voltage with the car running should be above 12v mines normaly around 13-14 unless all the accesories...

Battery is done. It can't hold a charge. Check to see if the alternator is putting out enough. You take a multimeter and move it to measure volts (it is the V with the straight or dotted line above it, not the wavy one). Click it over to read 10 or 20, not 2000m or 1000, or whatnot. Put the red prong on the red terminal on the battery, the black on the black. Should read like 13.60 or so. If it's around 13 or less, your alternator is...

Whens the last time you did a tune up? Plugs, Wires, Distributor cap, Rotor cap? If the car wont turn over look at the items in the starting system, The Alternator is not one of those items. First thing do what Johnny said. Clean your grounds and your cables. I always use cleaner wax to do this and a terry cloth rag. It cleans them shinny and keeps them from getting oxidized and corroded. Wax repels water and makes it bead up. I also spray...