RPM/Elect/Starter

107,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DAVE JONES
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02 chev trailblazer-Ign switch on position the RPM gauge fluctuates up/dwn.Key to start position ,starter will not engage. Turn Ing switch off & on till the RPM gauge does not move & starter will engage and eng will start. I have put a new starter relay in but it did not correct the problem. This is an inline 6 cyl
Jan 13, 2011 at 7:26 PM
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KHLOW2008
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This indiactes a possible poor ground connections somewhere and it is affecting the starting system and meter cluster.

Have the ground connections checked for contamination, looness, rust or bad contact.
Jan 14, 2011 at 6:28 AM
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