1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Will not start

Tiny
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  • 1989 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
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  • 125,000 MILES
I have put a new starter on and cillanoad. Battery new. Its like if I open the hood and its gold out 10 min it starts. Alll works.A hot day samething?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 AT 10:41 PM

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Tiny
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Cadillac Fleetwood Will not start

Do have a check engine light On while it was running or has flashed? If so pull the code/s and comeback with it.

Do you mean it cranks over and refuses to start or it won't crank over at all?
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008 AT 10:51 PM
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 11:49 AM
Tiny
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Test the coolant temperature sensor this one tells the computer to increase injection duration for a cold engine.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 3:32 PM
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It will start when cold. If you tap the starter it well start. Is there a diff between a rebuilt starter and new? If I open the hood in cold weather it will start. The moter is NOT hot
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 4:35 PM
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I'm getting confused here about the hood -you sure you don't have a kill swtich on the ignitiion system wired to the hood?

Get the battery tested make sure its clean and tighten-then have helper to put key to start while you go underneath and look for power on the small purple wire if its there replace the starter-rebuild or whatever replace it - its no good

No power take it back to the neutral safety switch and ignition switch

BTW do you have a security guard on this Caddy?
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 9:46 PM
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The hood is open to cool the moter when it thinks it is hot Just for air. NO killl anywear. Alarm yes two I never use. We need to talk can we do this? My email clevelandtx55@excite. Com
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 9:58 PM
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Do this spray carb cleaner into the throttle body and tell me if it starts and die.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008 AT 10:24 PM

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