'93 Chevy Starter

1993 CHEVROLET CAPRICE
175,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JACK SCHOEPPE
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will a weak battery in a '93 caprice with a 5.7 prevent the starter sol. form fully engaging, it does not chatter it clicks, and when i hit it i can hear it moving back. It happened before and it cranked good when it started
Mar 25, 2011 at 12:40 PM
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RASMATAZ
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A weak battery will cause no crank-just a bunch of rapid clicks or nothing at all-Sounds like a starter motor overrunning clutch problem/replace the starter if the battery and connections are good-
Mar 25, 2011 at 1:08 PM
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