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    car wont start

    hey guys, my 85 daytona wont start. when you turn the key it tries to turn over but makes a mwhh sound and then the interior lights flicker and go out. would this be the starter? i have a new battery in it. the battery is 2 months old. the car is stock except for a walbro fuel pump.

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    Re: car wont start

    Usually that is caused by poor conductivity. I would start with checking your battery connections. Make sure they are clean and corrosion-free. Then follow the cables to the large bullet connectors behind the battery, and do the same, and work your way the full length of the cables.

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    Re: car wont start

    Yep, you could test the voltage drop to through the cable to the starter too. That's what I would do after what Adam suggest already.


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    Re: car wont start

    If all else fails, I have an 88 Daytona that has a bad splice in main ground wire in the alternator wiring. Being lazy, I just ran a ground from the battery to the block to bypass the splice.

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    Re: car wont start

    Just a lighting flicker, that's boring, usually they go for full on demonic possession, gauges twitching, relays clicking, radio starts playing theme from The Omen...
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