Will not start intermittently?

2006 DODGE CARAVAN
288,336 MILES
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CARI BROWN
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We put in a new battery and the van started up fine. Then it quit running but all the lights and everything came on, so we replaced a fuse that went out. Then it started back up. The next day the car wouldn’t start again, yet the lights and everything turned on. Could it be my starter?
Jul 15, 2022 at 10:58 PM
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Yes, is it common for the starters to go out but to be sure we can use a test light to see if there is power at the trigger wire. Have a helper turn the key to crank and see if the test light, lights up. This guide will help, and I have included how to change the starter motor out in the diagrams below:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

The trigger wire will be the smaller of the two. Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.
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Jul 16, 2022 at 11:53 AM
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