1984 Chevrolet Corvette No Start

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KMSANFORD
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Chevy Corvette C-4 1984
150,000 miles

I have put in many hours and dollars into the rebuild of this 1984 Corvette. I just picked it up from it's Spring 2006 Tune - Up and fluid changes. The car wouldn't start, so I had to call AAA to get a boost
everything was closed in town by that time and I drove home, hoping to build up a charge. After that I noticed a peculiar sequence. The Corvette will start on it's on around two starts and then will not start and will need a battery charge, jump. Now the corvette doesn't kick-off at all, lights radio and everthing seems to be working, on battery voltage it states it is 11.8 or something like that, but still no turn over at all. I replaced the battery last summer,alternator around two years ago etc. Do you think this is a starter problem or alternator again.
Jun 6, 2006 at 4:17 PM
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BUBBA_KOSKI
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to test alternator, if you can jump the car and get her running tak the cables off and if the car turns off then replace alternator, but make sure the battery is fully charge before you put that alternator in
Sep 27, 2006 at 3:25 PM

Suggested Repair

Jump-start the Corvette and get it running, then disconnect the jumper cables. If the engine dies, replace the alternator. Fully charge the battery before installing the new alternator.

Conversation Summary

The owner of a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette says it started only a couple of times after a jump, then stopped cranking entirely. Lights and radio still work and battery voltage reads about 11.8. The battery and alternator were replaced previously. The expert advises testing the alternator by running the car after a jump and removing the cables; if it stalls, replace the alternator after fully charging the battery.

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