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To get my car to start I have to turn the key multiple times

2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA
150,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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WILTON MILLER
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I have to turn key multiple times to get a start. on starter there is a small nut gone from end were the small red wire goes. this wire also is going no where. I do believe once it is touching any bare metal. I can get it to start, but yet and still after a few turns only.
Jan 18, 2017 at 9:57 PM
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HMAC300
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sounds like you had a starter replaced and somebody did not tighten the screws down. small wire goes to small post on starter solenoid, it is purple. See diagram.
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Jan 18, 2017 at 10:44 PM
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WILTON MILLER
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Well it looks reddish with the hole for the nut side then a two or so inches long until a cutoff end.
Jan 18, 2017 at 11:10 PM
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HMAC300
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check to see if you can find the other end and fix the wire.
Jan 18, 2017 at 11:28 PM
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