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1971 Dodge Charger

Tiny
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Engine Mechanical problem
1971 Dodge Charger V8 Automatic

I have a brand new battery, battery cables and a new starter. My engine still wont crank though. Could my distributor be causing my car problems. When I turn the key it simply makes a light popping noise and it sounds like its coming from the distributor so could my distributor have gone out and caused my engine not to crank
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 11:57 PM

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Tiny
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By "not crank" do you mean the starter doesn't spin the engine? The noise from the distributor kind of implies the engine is spinning. Some people mistakenly call a no-start condition a no-crank condition so I just want to be sure.

If the starter isn't spinning the engine, listen to the starter relay to hear if it is clicking when the ignition switch is turned to "crank".

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Sunday, March 28th, 2010 AT 12:42 AM
Tiny
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Just a note that my e-mail service is down for maintenance so I won't receive an automatic notification of your reply uuntil sometime on 3-28.

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Sunday, March 28th, 2010 AT 12:56 AM

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