1996 Buick Skylark clicks

1996 BUICK SKYLARK
104,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DOT1960
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when you trun on the key ,it just clicks,somwbody came down and cleaned the battery cables and got the erosion off the cables and bolts, now it just makes a whiny clicking noise
Mar 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM
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BLACKOP555
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the battery could be weak!

try jumping the terminalls across the starter relay. does that cause it to start?
Mar 21, 2009 at 3:21 PM
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